Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

| event = Basketball

| games = 1991

| image = Basketball pictogram.svg

| image_size = 70

| caption =

| venue = Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva

| dates = August 3–17, 1991

| competitors =

| nations =

| teams = 10

| win_label =

| win_value =

| website = {{Official URL|}}

| gold = {{bk|BRA}}

| gold_nation =

| gold2 =

| gold2_nation =

| silver = {{bk|CUB}}

| silver_nation =

| bronze = {{bk|USA}}

| bronze_nation =

| prev = 1987

| next = 1995

}}

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090108060439/http://www.todor66.com/basketball/America/Men_PG_1991.html Results][http://www.urubasket.com/JuegosPanamericanos.htm Juegos Panamericanos] on Urubasket Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva was the venue for the games.[https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1991-la-habana-lq.pdf Juegos Panamericanos 1991 - Memoria], p. 77, official report

Men's competition

=Participating nations=

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! width=25% | Group A

! width=25% | Group B

{{FlagPASO|ARG|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|BAH|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|CUB|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|USA|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|VEN|1991}}

|

{{FlagPASO|BRA|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|CAN|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|MEX|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|PUR|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|URU|1991}}

=Preliminary round=

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! width=200 | Group A

! width=20 | Pts

! width=20 | Pld

! width=20 | W

! width=20 | L

! width=20 | PF

! width=20 | PA

! width=20 | Diff

style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bk|USA|name=United States}}

| 8

440386293+93
style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bk|ARG}}

| 6

422354348+6
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bk|VEN|1930}}

| 6

422331342–11
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

| 5

413230253–23
style="background:#eeffee"

| align=left | {{Bk|BAH}}

| 5

413243308–65

  • 1991-08-03

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 92 – 88

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

  • 1991-08-04

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BAH}}

| 104 – 96

| align=left | {{Bk|ARG}}

  • 1991-08-05

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 91 – 66

| align=left | {{Bk|VEN|1930}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|CUB}}

| 99 – 90

| align=left | {{Bk|BAH}}

  • 1991-08-06

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 87 – 81

| align=left | {{Bk|ARG}}

  • 1991-08-07

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|VEN|1930}}

| 84 – 70

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

  • 1991-08-08

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|VEN|1930}}

| 96 – 81

| align=left | {{Bk|BAH}}

  • 1991-08-09

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 116 – 58

| align=left | {{Bk|BAH}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|ARG}}

| 77 – 72

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

  • 1991-08-10

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|ARG}}

| 100 – 85

| align=left | {{Bk|VEN|1930}}


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! width=200 | Group B

! width=20 | Pts

! width=20 | Pld

! width=20 | W

! width=20 | L

! width=20 | PF

! width=20 | PA

! width=20 | Diff

style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bk|BRA}}

| 8

440339247+92
style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bk|PUR}}

| 7

431357334+23
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bk|MEX}}

| 6

422311320–9
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

| 5

413283327–44
style="background:#eeffee"

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

| 4

404259321–62

  • 1991-08-04

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 94 – 72

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 95 – 77

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-05

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 85 – 55

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 102 – 100

| align=left | {{Bk|MEX}}

  • 1991-08-06

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|URU}}

| 62 – 61

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-07

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 81 – 58

| align=left | {{Bk|MEX}}

  • 1991-08-08

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 98 – 78

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

  • 1991-08-09

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|MEX}}

| 79 – 66

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 79 – 62

| align=left | {{Bk|PUR}}

  • 1991-08-10

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|MEX}}

| 74 – 71

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

=Quarterfinals=

  • 1991-08-12

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 111 – 104

| align=left | {{Bk|VEN|1930}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|MEX}}

| 91 – 77

| align=left | {{Bk|ARG}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 114 – 68

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|CUB}}

| 96 – 92 [OT]

| align=left | {{Bk|BRA}}

=Semifinals=

  • 1991-08-13 — 5th/8th place

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 95 – 64

| align=left | {{Bk|ARG}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|VEN|1930}}

| 85 – 79

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

  • 1991-08-15 — 1st/4th place

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 73 – 68

| align=left | {{Bk|USA|name=United States}}

align=right | {{Bk-rt|MEX}}

| 93 – 87

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

=Finals=

  • 1991-08-11 — 9th/10th place

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BAH}}

| 75 – 62

| align=left | {{Bk|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-16 — 7th/8th place

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|ARG}}

| 71 – 63

| align=left | {{Bk|URU}}

  • 1991-08-16 — 5th/6th place

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|BRA}}

| 90 – 88

| align=left | {{Bk|VEN|1930}} 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.

  • 1991-08-17 — Bronze Medal Match

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 93 – 74

| align=left | {{Bk|CUB}}

  • 1991-08-17 — Gold Medal Match

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bk-rt|PUR}}

| 77 – 65

| align=left | {{Bk|MEX}}

=Final ranking=

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! RANK

! align="center" style="width: 20em"|TEAM

bgcolor=gold

| align="center" | 1.

| {{Bk|PUR}}

bgcolor=silver

| align="center" | 2.

| {{Bk|MEX}}

bgcolor=#cc9966

| align="center" | 3.

| {{Bk|USA|name=United States}}

align="center" | 4.

| {{Bk|CUB}}

align="center" | 5.

| {{Bk|BRA}}

align="center" | 6.

| {{Bk|ARG}}

align="center" | 7.

| {{Bk|URU}}

align="center" | 8.

| {{Bk|BAH}}

align="center" | 9.

| {{Bk|CAN}}

align="center" | 10.

| {{Bk|VEN|1930}}

=Awards=

{{winners|bk|1991 Pan American Games winners|PUR|First}}


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Women's competition

=Participating nations=

class=wikitable width=100% style="font-size:115%;"
{{FlagPASO|ARG|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|BRA|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|CAN|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|CUB|1991}}

{{FlagPASO|USA|1991}}

=Preliminary round=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! width=200 | Team

! width=20 | Pts

! width=20 | Pld

! width=20 | W

! width=20 | L

! width=20 | PF

! width=20 | PA

! width=20 | Diff

style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bkw|BRA}}

| 8

440334293+41
style="background:#aaffaa"

| align=left | {{Bkw|USA|name=United States}}

| 7

431359268+91
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bkw|CUB}}

| 6

422346299+47
style="background:#ccffcc"

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

| 5

413288317–29
style="background:#eeffee"

| align=left | {{Bkw|ARG}}

| 4

404204354–150

  • 1991-08-03

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 87 – 70

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|CUB}}

| 93 – 47

| align=left | {{Bkw|ARG}}

  • 1991-08-04

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 87 – 84

| align=left | {{Bkw|USA|name=United States}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|CUB}}

| 95 – 71

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-05

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 97 – 40

| align=left | {{Bkw|ARG}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 74 – 66

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-07

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|CAN}}

| 81 – 61

| align=left | {{Bkw|ARG}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 90 – 87

| align=left | {{Bkw|CUB}}

  • 1991-08-08

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 91 – 71

| align=left | {{Bkw|CUB}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 83 – 56

| align=left | {{Bkw|ARG}}

=Semifinals=

  • 1991-08-10

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 87 – 78

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|CUB}}

| 86 – 81

| align=left | {{Bkw|USA|name=United States}}

=Finals=

  • 1991-08-12 — Bronze Medal Match

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|USA|name=United States}}

| 92 – 61

| align=left | {{Bkw|CAN}}

  • 1991-08-12 — Gold Medal Match

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

!

align=right | {{Bkw-rt|BRA}}

| 97 – 76

| align=left | {{Bkw|CUB}}

=Final ranking=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

! RANK

! align="center" style="width: 20em"|TEAM

bgcolor=gold

| align="center" | 1.

| {{Bkw|BRA}}

bgcolor=silver

| align="center" | 2.

| {{Bkw|CUB}}

bgcolor=#cc9966

| align="center" | 3.

| {{Bkw|USA|name=United States}}

align="center" | 4.

| {{Bkw|CAN}}

align="center" | 5.

| {{Bkw|ARG}}

=Awards=

{{winners|bkw|1991 Pan American Games winners|BRA|Third}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{Pan American Games Basketball}}

{{Events at the 1991 Pan American Games}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pan American Games}}

Basketball

1991

Category:1991–92 in North American basketball

Category:1991–92 in South American basketball

Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Cuba