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Host | Havana, Cuba |
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Nations | 39 |
Athletes | 4,519 |
Events | 331 in 33 sports |
Opening | August 2 |
Closing | August 18 |
Opened by | President Fidel Castro |
Cauldron lighter | Javier Sotomayor |
Main venue | Estadio Panamericano |
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The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games (Spanish: XI Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Havana 1991 (Spanish: La Habana 1991), were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was the Estadio Panamericano, a multi-use stadium in Havana that holds 50,000 people.