1979 Pan American Games

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The logo of 1979 Pan American Games

The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The historic capital city of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the issue of Puerto Rico's political status. The CBS television network broadcast twelve hours of coverage in the United States.

[edit] Medal Table

Host country in bold.

1979 Pan American Games Medal Count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	126	95	45	266
2	Cuba	64	47	34	145
3	Canada	24	43	71	138
4	Argentina	12	7	17	36
5	Brazil	9	13	17	39
6	Mexico	3	6	29	38
7	Puerto Rico	2	9	10	21
8	Chile	1	4	6	11
9	Venezuela	1	4	4	9
10	Dominican Republic	0	5	10	15
11	Jamaica	0	4	1	5
12	Panama	0	2	2	4
13	Guyana	0	2	1	3
14	Colombia	0	1	8	9
15	Peru	0	1	2	3
16	Bahamas	0	1	0	1
17	Ecuador	0	0	2	2
18	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Belize	0	0	1	1
	El Salvador	0	0	1	1
	US Virgin Islands	0	0	1	1