Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games

The men's basketball tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to 12.[1][2] Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva was the venue for the games.[3]

Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games
VenueColiseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
DatesAugust 3–17, 1991
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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Men's competition

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Participating nations

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Group A Group B

  Argentina
  Bahamas
  Cuba
  United States
  Venezuela

  Brazil
  Canada
  Mexico
  Puerto Rico
  Uruguay

Preliminary round

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Group A Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  United States 8 4 4 0 386 293 +93
  Argentina 6 4 2 2 354 348 +6
  Venezuela 6 4 2 2 331 342 –11
  Cuba 5 4 1 3 230 253 –23
  Bahamas 5 4 1 3 243 308 –65
  • 1991-08-03
United States   92 – 88   Cuba
  • 1991-08-04
Bahamas   104 – 96   Argentina
  • 1991-08-05
United States   91 – 66   Venezuela
Cuba   99 – 90   Bahamas
  • 1991-08-06
United States   87 – 81   Argentina
  • 1991-08-07
Venezuela   84 – 70   Cuba
  • 1991-08-08
Venezuela   96 – 81   Bahamas
  • 1991-08-09
United States   116 – 58   Bahamas
Argentina   77 – 72   Cuba
  • 1991-08-10
Argentina   100 – 85   Venezuela


Group B Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Brazil 8 4 4 0 339 247 +92
  Puerto Rico 7 4 3 1 357 334 +23
  Mexico 6 4 2 2 311 320 –9
  Uruguay 5 4 1 3 283 327 –44
  Canada 4 4 0 4 259 321 –62
  • 1991-08-04
Brazil   94 – 72   Uruguay
Puerto Rico   95 – 77   Canada
  • 1991-08-05
Brazil   85 – 55   Canada
Puerto Rico   102 – 100   Mexico
  • 1991-08-06
Uruguay   62 – 61   Canada
  • 1991-08-07
Brazil   81 – 58   Mexico
  • 1991-08-08
Puerto Rico   98 – 78   Uruguay
  • 1991-08-09
Mexico   79 – 66   Canada
Brazil   79 – 62   Puerto Rico
  • 1991-08-10
Mexico   74 – 71   Uruguay

Quarterfinals

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  • 1991-08-12
Puerto Rico   111 – 104   Venezuela
Mexico   91 – 77   Argentina
United States   114 – 68   Uruguay
Cuba   96 – 92 [OT]   Brazil

Semifinals

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  • 1991-08-13 — 5th/8th place
Brazil   95 – 64   Argentina
Venezuela   85 – 79   Uruguay
  • 1991-08-15 — 1st/4th place
Puerto Rico   73 – 68   United States
Mexico   93 – 87   Cuba

Finals

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  • 1991-08-11 — 9th/10th place
Bahamas   75 – 62   Canada
  • 1991-08-16 — 7th/8th place
Argentina   71 – 63   Uruguay
  • 1991-08-16 — 5th/6th place
Brazil   90 – 88   Venezuela [4]
  • 1991-08-17 — Bronze Medal Match
United States   93 – 74   Cuba
  • 1991-08-17 — Gold Medal Match
Puerto Rico   77 – 65   Mexico

Final ranking

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RANK TEAM
1.   Puerto Rico
2.   Mexico
3.   United States
4.   Cuba
5.   Brazil
6.   Argentina
7.   Uruguay
8.   Bahamas
9.   Canada
10.   Venezuela

Awards

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 1991 Pan American Games winners 
 
Puerto Rico
First title



Women's competition

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Participating nations

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  Argentina
  Brazil
  Canada
  Cuba
  United States

Preliminary round

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Brazil 8 4 4 0 334 293 +41
  United States 7 4 3 1 359 268 +91
  Cuba 6 4 2 2 346 299 +47
  Canada 5 4 1 3 288 317 –29
  Argentina 4 4 0 4 204 354 –150
  • 1991-08-03
United States   87 – 70   Canada
Cuba   93 – 47   Argentina
  • 1991-08-04
Brazil   87 – 84   United States
Cuba   95 – 71   Canada
  • 1991-08-05
United States   97 – 40   Argentina
Brazil   74 – 66   Canada
  • 1991-08-07
Canada   81 – 61   Argentina
Brazil   90 – 87   Cuba
  • 1991-08-08
United States   91 – 71   Cuba
Brazil   83 – 56   Argentina

Semifinals

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  • 1991-08-10
Brazil   87 – 78   Canada
Cuba   86 – 81   United States

Finals

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  • 1991-08-12 — Bronze Medal Match
United States   92 – 61   Canada
  • 1991-08-12 — Gold Medal Match
Brazil   97 – 76   Cuba

Final ranking

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RANK TEAM
1.   Brazil
2.   Cuba
3.   United States
4.   Canada
5.   Argentina

Awards

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 1991 Pan American Games winners 
 
Brazil
Third title

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Results
  2. ^ Juegos Panamericanos on Urubasket
  3. ^ Juegos Panamericanos 1991 - Memoria, p. 77, official report
  4. ^ Venezuela was later disqualified after one of their players, Armando Becker, was found guilty of using doping in the match against Uruguay on August 13, 1991. Venezuela therefore was set back from the sixth to the tenth and last spot in the final ranking.