The 8th
Pan American Games were held in
San
Juan
, Puerto Rico, from July
1 to July 15, 1979. The capital 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
.
Medal table
Host country in 'bold
.
| 1 |
|
126 |
95 |
45 |
266 |
| 2 |
|
64 |
47 |
34 |
145 |
| 3 |
|
24 |
43 |
71 |
138 |
| 4 |
|
12 |
7 |
17 |
36 |
| 5 |
|
9 |
13 |
17 |
39 |
| 6 |
|
3 |
6 |
29 |
38 |
| 7 |
|
2 |
9 |
10 |
21 |
| 8 |
|
1 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
| 9 |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| 10 |
|
0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| 11 |
|
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| 12 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 13 |
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 14 |
|
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
| 15 |
|
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 16 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 17 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Sports
References