1971 Pan American Games

VI Pan American Games
HostColombia Cali, Colombia
Nations32
Athletes2,935
Events169 in 18 sports
Opening30 July
Closing13 August
Opened byPresident Misael Pastrana Borrero
Main venueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

The 1971 Pan American Games, officially known as the VI Pan American Games (Spanish: VI Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Cali 1971, were held in Cali, Colombia, from 30 July to 13 August 1971.[1] (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.)[2] A total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries participated in 17 sports. (One source put the number of competing athletes at 4,000.)[3]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) 100 hechos deportivos[permanent dead link] (trans: 100 sports events) from El Pais (Colombia); published 2010-04-13; retrieved 2010-04-13.
  2. ^ "Pan American Games History". www.kyokushincanada.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ The Pain-Am Games [sic], from TIME magazine; published 1971-08-16; retrieved 2010-04-14.