Chronological summary of the 2011 Pan American Games explained

This article contains a chronological summary of major events from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 2011 Pan American Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport are held. The number in each box represents the number of finals that will be contested on that day.^[1]

Day 1 – October 14 (Opening ceremony)

Opening ceremony:

• Starting at 8:00 pm CDT (UTC−6), the three-hour opening ceremony was attended by 50,000 spectators. The spectacle was directed by production company Five Currents, and the Pan American Cauldron was lit by former Mexican diver Paola Espinosa.^[2]

Day 2 – October 15

Cycling

• Heather Irmiger of the United States wins the women's cross country event in mountain biking, becoming the first gold medalist of the games. While Hector Páez of Colombia wins the men's event.

Gymnastics

• Julie Zetlin of the United States wins the first rhythmic gymnastics medal on offer in the individual all around competition.

Modern pentathlon

• Margaux Isaksen of the United States wins the gold medal in the women's individual event, as three other athletes along with Isaksen from Mexico, Canada and Argentina qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Swimming

• The United States team wins four out of the five gold medals, in the process setting one Pan American Games record. Brazil wins the only other gold medal.

Taekwondo

• Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic defends his title in the men's 58 kg event, while Ivett Gonda of Canada wins the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Cycling	Men's cross-country	Hector Páez
	Women's cross-country	Heather Irmiger
Gymnastics	Women's rhythmic individual all-around	Julie Zetlin
Modern pentathlon	Women's modern pentathlon	Margaux Isaksen
Swimming	Women's 100 metre butterfly	Claire Donahue
	Women's 400 metre individual medley	Claire Donahue
	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	Madison Kennedy Elizabeth Pelton Amanda Kendall Erika Erndl		PR
	Men's 400 metre freestyle	Charles Houchin
	Men's 400 metre individual medley	Thiago Pereira
Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	Ivett Gonda
	Men's 58 kg	Gabriel Mercedes

Day 3 – October 16

Cycling

• Colombian athletes win both gold medals in the road cycling time trial events.

Equestrian

• The United States wins the gold medal in the team dressage event, successfully defending their championship for the fourth straight Pan American Games.

Gymnastics

• Brazil wins the group event by shocking favourites Canada for the title, in the process claiming its second straight title.

Modern pentathlon

• Óscar Soto of the hosts Mexico wins the gold medal in the men's individual event, as three other athletes along with Soto from Guatemala, Chile and United States qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Shooting

• Daryl Szarenszki wins the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event with a new Pan American record in the qualifications and finals. Dorothy Ludwig of Canada wins the women's event, coming back on the last shot to win by 0.1 points and qualify a spot for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

• Brazil and the United States continue their dominance in the pool with Brazil picking up three gold medals, while the United States picking up the rest with two.

Taekwondo

• Jhohanny Jean of the Dominican Republic wins the second straight gold medal for his country the men's 68 kg event, while Irma Contreras of Mexico wins the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Cycling	Men's road time trial	Marlon Alirio Pérez
	Women's road time trial	María Luisa Calle
Equestrian	Team dressage	Steffen Peters Heather Blitz Cesar Parra Marisa Festerling
Gymnastics	Women's rhythmic group all-around
Modern pentathlon	Men's individual	Óscar Soto
Shooting	Men's 10 metre air pistol	Daryl Szarenszki		FPR
	Women's 10 metre air pistol	Dorothy Ludwig
Swimming	Women's 100 metre backstroke	Rachel Bootsma		PR
	Women's 200 metre freestyle	Catherine Breed
	Men's 100 metre freestyle	César Cielo		PR
	Men's 100 metre breaststroke	Felipe França Silva
	Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	César Cielo Bruno Fratus Nicholas Santos Nicolas Oliviera Gabriel Mangabeira Thiago Pereira Henrique Rodrigues		PR
Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg	Irma Contreras
	Men's 68 kg	Jhohanny Jean

• Athletes with a * competed in preliminaries only and received medals.

Day 4 – October 17

Cycling

• Colombia wins the men's team pursuit, while Venezuela sets new Pan American Records in the men's and women's team sprints

Gymnastics

• Brazil wins the 5 balls group event, while the United States and Mexico pick up one gold each.

Rowing

• Argentina wins three out of the four gold medals on offer while Cuba takes the remaining title.

Shooting

• The United States wins the gold medal in the men's (Matthew Rawlings) and women's (Emily Caruso) 10 metre air rifle events.

Squash

• Mexico wins the men's and women's singles and doubles events. Colombia wins the men's singles event.

Swimming

• Brazil and the United States continue their dominance in the pool as each win two gold medals.

Table tennis

• Brazil successfully defends the men's team title, while the Dominican Republic wins the women's team title.

Taekwondo

• Sebastián Crismanich of Argentina wins the men's 80 kg event, while Melissa Pangotta of Canada wins the women's 67 kg event.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Cycling	Men's team pursuit	Juan Arango Edwin Ávila Arles Castro Weimar Roldán
	Men's team sprint	Hersony Canelón César Marcano Ángel Pulgar		PR
	Women's team sprint	Daniela Larreal Mariestela Vilera		PR
Gymnastics	Women's rhythmic individual ball	Julie Zetlin
	Women's rhythmic individual hoop	Cynthia Valdéz
	Women's rhythmic group 5 balls
Rowing	Women's double sculls	Maria Abalo Maria Best
	Women's coxless pair	Yariulvis Cobas Aimee Hernandez
	Men's double sculls	Cristian Rosso Ariel Suarez
	Men's coxless four	Sebastian Fernandez Joaquin Iwan Rodrigo Murillo Agustin Silvestro
Shooting	Men's 10 metre air rifle	Matthew Rawlings		FPR
	Women's 10 metre air rifle	Emily Caruso		FPR
Squash	Men's singles	Miguel Rodriguez
	Men's doubles	Arturo Salazar Eric Gálvez
	Women's singles	Samantha Terán
	Women's doubles	Nayelly Hernández Samantha Terán
Swimming	Men's 100 metre backstroke	Thiago Pereira
	Men's 200 metre butterfly	Leonardo De Deus
	Women's 100 metre breaststroke	Ann Chandler
	Women's 400 metre freestyle	Gilligan Ryan
Table tennis	Men's team	Hugo Hoyama Gustavo Tsuboi Thiago Monteiro
	Women's team	Wu Xue Johenny Valdez Eva Brito
Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg	Melissa Pagnotta
	Men's 80 kg	Sebastián Crismanich

Day 5 – October 18

Cycling

• Canada breaks the Pan American Games record twice en route to a gold medal performance. Lisandra Guerra of Cuba wins the women's individual sprint.

Gymnastics

• Canada wins both golds in the trampoline competition, while Brazil sweeps the gold medals in the group event as it wins the 3 ribbons + 2 hoops event. The United States and Mexico also picked up one gold medal each in the individual apparatus finals in rhythmic gymnastics, as that event came to a close.

Rowing

• United States and Mexico each pick up two gold medals while Argentina pick up the only other gold medal on offer.

Shooting

• Guatemala wins its first gold medal in the men's 50 meter pistol event, while the United States wins the women's trap.

Swimming

• Brett Fraser wins the Cayman Islands first ever Pan American Games gold medal by setting a new Pan American Games record in the men's 200 meter freestyle event. The United States wins the other four gold medals that were awarded today.

Taekwondo

• Cuba wins both events today (the men's +80 and women's +67 kg classes), as taekwondo competitions also come to a close.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Cycling	Women's team pursuit	Laura Brown Jasmin Glaesser Stephanie Roorda		PR
	Women's sprint	Lisandra Guerra
Gymnastics	Women's rhythmic individual club	Cynthia Valdéz
	Women's rhythmic individual ribbon	Julie Zetlin
	Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops
	Men's trampoline	Keegan Soehn
	Women's trampoline	Rosannagh MacLennan
Rowing	Women's single sculls	Margot Shumway
	Women's lightweight double sculls	Analicia Ramirez Lila Perez Rul
	Men's coxless pair	Michael Gennaro Robert Otto
	Men's quadruple sculls	Alejandro Cucchietti Santiago Fernández Cristian Rosso Ariel Suarez
	Men's lightweight double sculls	Alan Armenta Gerardo Sanchez
Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol	Sergio Sanchez
	Women's trap	Miranda Wilder
Swimming	Men's 200 metre freestyle	Brett Fraser		GR
	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	Sean Mahoney		GR
	Men's 1500 metre freestyle	Arthur Frayler
	Women's 200 metre individual medley	Julia Smit
	Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	Catherine Breed Elizabeth Pelton Chelsea Nauta Amanda Kendall Kim Vandenberg Erika Erndl		GR
Taekwondo	Women's +67 kg	Glenhis Hernández
	Men's +80 kg	Robelis Despaigne

Day 6 – October 19

Badminton

• Canada wins two gold medals, while Guatemala takes home two gold medals, as Canada tops the medal table at the start of the badminton events.

Cycling

• Juan Arango of Colombia becomes the first ever Pan American Games champion in the men's omnium, while Hersony Canelón of Venezuela wins the men's individual sprint.

Equestrian

• The United States sweeps the individual dressage medals

Rowing

• Cuba takes three of five gold medals available, after previously not taking any gold medals in rowing. Argentina and the United States take one gold each as the rowing competitions come to a close.

Shooting

• The United States, Brazil and Guatemala each win one gold medal, as the latter two set final round Pan American Games records.

Swimming

• The United States continued its dominance in the pool by winning three out of five golds, while second place Brazil wins one gold. Chile wins its first gold medal at the games in the women's 800 meters freestyle event.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Badminton	Men's doubles	Howard Bach Tony Gunawan
	Women's doubles	Alex Bruce Michelle Li
Cycling	Men's sprint	Hersony Canelón
	Men's Omnium	Juan Arango
Equestrian	Individual dressage	Steffen Peters
Rowing	Women's lightweight single sculls	Jennifer Goldsack
	Women's quadruple sculls
	Men's single sculls	Ángel Fournier
	Men's lightweight coxless four	Wilber Turro Liosbel Hernandez Liosmel Ramos Manuel Suárez
	Men's eight	Jason Read Stephen Kasprzyk Matthew Wheeler Joseph Spencer Michael Gennaro Robert Otto Blaise Didier Marcus McElhenney Derek Johnson
Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone	Michael McPhail
	Men's trap	Jean Pierre Brol		FPR
	Women's 25 metre pistol	Ana Luiza Mello		FPR
Swimming	Men's 200 metre individual medley	Thiago Pereira
	Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	Conor Dwyer Daniel Lawrence Madwed Ryan Joseph Feeley Douglas Robinson Charles Houchin Rexford Tullius Robert Margallis Junior Matthew Patton
	Women's 100 metre freestyle	Amanda Kendall
	Women's 200 metre butterfly	Kim Vandenberg
	Women's 800 metre freestyle	Kristel Kobrich

Day 7 – October 20

Badminton

• Canada wins two gold medals, while Guatemala takes home two gold medals, as Canada tops the medal table at the conclusion of the badminton events.

Cycling

• Angie González of Venezuela becomes the first Pan American Games champion in the women's omnium. Colombia and Venezuela win one gold each more as the track cycling competition comes to a close.

Shooting

• United States wins the men's double trap event.

Swimming

• The first night of the swimming competition that the United States does not win more than one gold medal. Brazil, Venezuela and Canada win one gold each the latter two winning their first gold medals of the swimming competition.

Synchronized swimming

• Canada wins the women's duet event and qualifies to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Table tennis

• Zhang Mo of Canada and Liu Song of Argentina win the gold medal in the women's and men's individual event respectively and qualify to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Volleyball

• Brazil defeats Cuba in a thrilling five set gold medal match, and wins the first gold medal awarded in a team sport.

Wrestling

• Cuba wins all five gold medals available in Greco-Roman wrestling today.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Badminton	Men's singles	Kevin Cordón
	Women's singles	Michelle Li
	Mixed doubles
Cycling	Men's Keirin	Fabián Puerta
	Women's Keirin	Daniela Larreal
	Women's Omnium	Angie González
Shooting	Men's double trap	Walton Eller
Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle	César Cielo		GR
	Men's 100 metre butterfly	Albert Subitatis
	Women's 200 metre backstroke	Elizabeth Pelton		GR
	Women's 200 metre breaststroke	Ashley McGregor
Synchronized swimming	Women's duet	Élise Marcotte & Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon
Table tennis	Men's singles	Liu Song
	Women's singles	Zhang Mo
Volleyball	Women's tournament	Brazil women's national volleyball team
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg	Gustavo Balart
	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg	Pedro Mullens
	Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg	Pablo Shorey
	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg	Mijaín López

Day 8 – October 21

Archery

• The United States and Mexico each contested the finals of both team events with the USA men and the Mexican women taking gold. The USA men set a 24 arrows Pan American record during the semifinals as well. Cuba took the bronze medal in both events.

Beach volleyball

• The Brazilian pair of Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta win the women's tournament.

Cycling

• Connor Fields of the United States wins the men's bmx event, while Mariana Pajón of Colombia wins the women's event.

Shooting

• The United States wins both gold medals on offer today.

Squash

• Canada wins the women's team event, while Mexico wins the men's team event.

Swimming

• The United States continues its dominance in the pool by winning two gold medals. Brazil, the distant runner-up also takes two gold medals.

Synchronized swimming

• Canada completes the sweep in synchronized swimming by winning the team event.

Tennis

• The United States and Argentina win the women's singles and doubles events respectively, while Ana Paula de la Penã and Santiago González of Mexico become the first Pan American Games Champion in Mixed Doubles tennis since 1995.

Wrestling

• Cuba continued its dominance in Greco-Roman wrestling by taking two out of three gold medals available (6 of 7 overall). Venezuela took the remaining gold.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Archery	Men's team	United States
	Women's team	Mexico
Beach volleyball	Women's tournament	Larissa França Juliana Felisberta
Cycling	Men's BMX	Connor Fields
	Women's BMX	Mariana Pajón
Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle three positions	Jason Parker
	Women's skeet	Kimberly Harryman
Squash	Men's team	Arturo Salazar Eric Gálvez César Salazar
	Women's team	Miranda Ranieri Samantha Cornett Stephanie Edmison
Swimming	Women's 50 metre freestyle	Lara Marie Jackson
	Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	Rachel Bootsma Ann Catherine Chandler Claire Donahue Amanda Kendall		PR
	Men's 200 metre backstroke	Thiago Pereira
	Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay	Guilherme Guido Felipe França Silva Gabriel Mangabeira César Cielo
Synchronized swimming	Women's team	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Jo-Annie Fortin Chloé Isaac Stéphanie Leclair Tracy Little Élise Marcotte Karine Thomas Valerie Welsh
Tennis	Women's Singles	Irina Falconi
	Women's Doubles	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero
	Mixed Doubles	Ana Paula de la Peña Santiago González
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg	Luis Liendo
	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg	Jorgisbell Alvarez
	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg	Yunior Estrada

Day 9 – October 22

Archery

• The United States men's and the Mexican women's team finished the competition by winning the singles events.

Beach volleyball

• Brazil completes the sweep of the beach volleyball gold medals.

Cycling

• Marc de Maar of the Netherlands Antilles wins the men's road race competing under the Pan American Sports Organization Flag, while Arlenis Sierra leads Cuba to a sweep in the women's road race.

Racquetball

• Mexico wins three out of four gold medals available while the United States wins the only other gold medal on offer.

Shooting

• The United States wins two gold medals, finishing the competition with ten of the fifteen gold medals available. Cuba picks up the only other gold medal won today.

Swimming

• The final events of the swimming competition were held as the open water swimming competition for men and women were held in Puerto Vallarta. Cecilia Biagioli of Argentina and Richard Weinberger of Canada win the women's and men's events respectively.

Tennis

• Robert Farah of Colombia wins the men's singles event and the doubles event with partner Juan Sebastián Cabal as the tennis events come to a close.

Water skiing

• The United States wins the first two gold medals in water skiing, while Argentina wins one gold medal. Canada wins three medals as well.

Wrestling

• Carol Huynh of Canada defends her title she won four years ago in at the 2007 Pan American Games, while Cuba continues its dominance in wrestling by winning two out of the four women's freestyle gold medals. The United States won the remaining gold medal.

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Archery	Men's individual	Brady Ellison
	Women's individual	Alejandra Valencia
Beach volleyball	Men's tournament	Alison Cerutti Emanuel Rego
Cycling	Men's road race	Marc de Maar
	Women's road race	Arlenis Sierra
Racquetball	Women's singles	Paola Longoria
	Women's doubles	Paola Longoria Samantha Salas
	Men's singles	Rocky Carson
	Men's doubles	Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno
Shooting	Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol	Emil Milev
	Men's skeet	Vincent Hancock
	Women's 50 metre rifle three positions	Dianelys Pérez
Swimming	Men's marathon 10 kilometres	Richard Weinberger
	Women's marathon 10 kilometres	Cecilia Biagioli
Tennis	Men's singles	Robert Farah
	Men's doubles	Robert Farah Juan Sebastián Cabal
Water skiing	Women's overall	Regina Jaquess
	Men's wakeboard	Andrew Adkison
	Men's overall	Javier Julio
Wrestling	Women's Freestyle 48 kg	Carol Huynh
	Women's Freestyle 55 kg	Helen Maroulis
	Women's Freestyle 63 kg	Katerina Vidiaux
	Women's Freestyle 72 kg	Lisset Hechevarria

Day 10 – October 23

Athletics

Equestrian

• The United States wins the team eventing event, while Canada wins the individual eventing event. Brazil and Argentina who placed third and fourth respectively in the team event qualify a full team to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain (the United States and Canada have already qualified).

Handball

Sailing

• All nine sailing events come to a close, with Brazil taking five gold medals, Argentina winning two, Chile and Puerto Rico winning one gold medal each.

Softball

• The United States wins its record seventh straight gold medal, while Canada takes silver and Cuba takes bronze.

Triathlon

Water skiing

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Men's 20 kilometres walk	Erick Barrondo
	Women's 20 kilometres walk	Jamy Franco
	Women's marathon	Adriana da Silva
Equestrian	Individual eventing	Jessica Phoenix
	Team eventing	Lynn Symansky Hannah Burnett Jack Pollard Bruce Davidson Jr. Hannah Burnett
Handball	Women's tournament
Sailing	Women's sailboard	Patricia Freitas
	Women's Laser Radial class	Cecilia Saroli
	Men's sailboard	Ricardo Santos
	Men's Laser class	Julio Alsogaray
	Sunfish class	Matheus Dellangnello
	Snipe class	Alexandre do Amaral Gabriel Borges
	Lightning class	Alberto González Diego González Cristian Herman
	Hobie 16 class	Enrique Figueroa Victor Aponte
	J/24 class	Mauricio Oliveira Alexandre de Silva Guilherme Hamelmann Daniel Santiago
Softball	Women's tournament
Triathlon	Men's individual	Reinaldo Colucci
	Women's individual	Sarah Haskins
Water skiing	Women's tricks	Whitney McClintock
	Women's slalom	Regina Jaquess
	Women's jump	Regina Jaquess
	Men's tricks	Javier Julio
	Men's slalom	Jonathan Travers
	Men's jump	Frederick Krueger IV
Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	Lely Burgos
	Men's 56 kg	Sergio Álvarez
	Men's 62 kg	Óscar Figueroa
Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 55 kg	Juan Ramirez Beltre
	Men's Freestyle 66 kg	Liván López
	Men's Freestyle 84 kg	Jake Herbert
	Men's Freestyle 120 kg	Tervel Dlagnev

Day 11 – October 24

Athletics

Fencing

Gymnastics

Handball

Roller skating

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Men's 5.000 metres	Juan Luis Barrios
	Men's discus throw	Jorge Fernández
	Women's 10,000 metres	Marisol Romero
	Women's hammer throw	Yipsi Moreno		PR
	Women's pole vault	Yarisley Silva		PR
Fencing	Women's individual foil	Lee Kiefer
	Men's individual épée	Weston Kelsey
Gymnastics	Women's artistic team all-around	Bridgette Caquatto Jessie DeZiel Brandie Jay Shawn Johnson Grace McLaughlin Bridget Sloan
Handball	Men's tournament
Roller skating	Men's free skating	Marcel Sturmer
	Women's free skating	Elizabeth Soler
Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	Yuderquis Contreras
	Women's 58 kg	Maria Escobar
	Men's 69 kg	Israel Rubio
Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 60 kg	Luis Liendo
	Men's Freestyle 74 kg	Jorgisbell Alvarez
	Men's Freestyle 96 kg	Yunior Estrada

Day 12 – October 25

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

Bowling

Fencing

Gymnastics

Racquetball

Weightlifting

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Women's 100 metres	Rosângela Santos
	Women's 800 metres	Adriana Muñoz
	Men's 100 metres	Lerone Clarke
	Men's long jump	Daniel Pineda
	Men's shot put	Dylan Armstrong		PR
	Men's decathlon	Leonel Suárez
Baseball	Men's tournament	Andrew Albers, Cole Armstrong, Chris Bisson, Shawn Bowman Nick Bucci, Michael Crouse, Emerson Frostad, Mark Hardy Jimmy Henderson, Shawn Hill, Jay Johnson, Mike Johnson Chris Kissock, Brock Kjeldgaard, Marcus Knecht, Kyle Lotzkar Jonathan MaloDustin Molleken, Scott Richmond, Chris Robinson Jamie Romak, Tim Smith, Skyler Stromsmoe, Jimmy Van Ostrand
Basketball	Women's tournament	Angelica Bermudez, Carla Cortijo, Carla Escalera, Michelle Gonzalez Yolanda Jones, Angiely Morales, Michelle Pacheco, Mari Placido Pamela Rosado, Jazmine Sepulveda, Cynthia Valentin, Esmary Vargas
Bowling	Women's pairs	Liz Johnson Kelly Kulick
	Men's pairs	Bill O'Neill Chris Barnes
Fencing	Women's individual sabre	Mariel Zagunis
	Men's individual foil	Alexander Massialas
Racquetball	Men's team	Álvaro Beltrán Gilberto Mejia Javier Moreno
	Women's team	Paola Longoria Samantha Salas
Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg	Christine Girard		PR
	Men's 77 kg	Iván Cambar
	Men's 85 kg	Yoelmis Hernández

Day 13 – October 26

Athletics

Basque pelota

Canoeing

Diving

Fencing

Gymnastics

Judo

Roller skating

Weightlifting

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Women's 100 metres hurdles	Yvette Lewis
	Women's 400 metres hurdles	Princesa Oliveros
	Women's 400 metres	Jennifer Padilla
	Women's long jump	Maurren Maggi
	Women's high jump	Lesyani Mayor
	Women's heptathlon	Lucimara da Silva
	Men's 400 metres	Néry Brenes
	Men's 1500 metres	Leandro de Oliveira
	Men's hammer throw	Kibwe Johnson		PR
Basque pelota	Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete	Facundo Andreasen Sergio Villegas
	Men's Paleta Leather Pairs 36m Fronton	Rafael Fernández Azuan Perez
	Men's Paleta Leather Pairs Trinkete	Cristian Andrés Algarbe Jorge Villegas
	Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton	Fernando Gabriel Ergueta Javier Alejandro Nicosia
Canoeing	Women's K-4 500 metres	Kathleen Fraser Kristin Gauthier Alexa Irvin Una Lounder
Diving	Women's 10 metre platform	Paola Espinosa
	Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard	Yahel Castillo Julian Sánchez
Fencing	Women's individual épée	Kelly Hurley
	Men's individual sabre	Philippe Beaudry
Judo	Women's +78 kg	Idalys Ortiz
	Men's 100 kg	Luciano Corrêa
	Men's +100 kg	Óscar Brayson
Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg	Mercedes Pérez
	Women's 75 kg	Ubaldina Valoyes
	Men's 94 kg	Javier Venega

Day 14 – October 27

Athletics

Basque pelota

Bowling

Canoeing

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Karate

Roller skating

Weightlifting

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Men's 200 metres	Roberto Skyers
	Men's 400 metres hurdles	Omar Cisneros		PR
	Men's 10,000 metres	Marilson Santos
	Men's high jump	Donald Thomas
	Men's triple jump	Alexis Copello
	Women's 200 metres	Ana Cláudia Silva
	Women's 1500 metres	Adriana Muñoz
	Women's 5,000 metres	Marisol Romero
	Women's shot put	Misleydis González
	Women's javelin throw	Alicia DeShasier
Basque pelota	Women's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete	María Lis García María Lis García
	Women's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton	Paulina Castillo Guadalupe Maria Hernandez
	Men's Mano Singles Trinkete	Heriberto López
	Men's Mano Doubles 36m Fronton	Jorge Alberto Alcantara Orlando Diaz
	Men's Mano Singles 36m Fronton	Fernando Medina
	Men's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton	Alberto Miguel Rodriguez Arturo Rodríguez
Bowling	Men's individual	Santiago Mejia
	Women's individual	Elizabeth Johnson
Canoeing	Men's K-4 1000 metres	Osvaldo Labrada Jorge Antonio Garcia Reinier Torres Maikel Daniel Zulueta
Diving	Men's 3 metre springboard	Yahel Castillo
	Women's synchronized 10 metre platform	Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz
Equestrian	Team jumping	Kent Farrington on Uceko Beezie Madden on Coral Reef Via Volo Christine McCrea on Romantovich Take One McLain Ward on Antares F
Fencing	Men's team épée	Soren Thompson Weston Kelsey Cody Mattern Gerek Meinhardt
	Women's team foil	Lee Kiefer Nzingha Prescod Doris Willette Ibtihaj Muhammad
Football	Women's tournament	Rachelle Beanlands, Melanie Booth, Candace Chapman Robyn Gayle, Christina Julien, Kaylyn Kyle Karina LeBlanc, Vanessa Legault-Cordisco, Diana Matheson Kelly Parker, Sophie Schmidt, Desiree Scott Lauren Sesselmann, Diamond Simpson, Christine Sinclair Brittany Timko, Rhian Wilkinson, Shannon Woeller
Gymnastics	Men's floor	Diego Hypólito
	Men's pommel horse	Daniel Corral
	Men's rings	Brandon Wynn
	Women's uneven bars	Bridgette Caquatto
	Women's vault	Brandie Jay
Judo	Women's 70 kg	Onix Cortés
	Women's 78 kg	Kayla Harrison
	Men's 81 kg	Leandro Guilheiro
	Men's 90 kg	Tiago Camilo
Karate	Men's +84 kg	Angel Aponte
	Women's +68 kg	Maria Castellanos
Roller skating	Men's 1,000 metres	Pedro Causil
	Men's 10,000 metres	Jorge Bolaños
	Women's 1,000 metres	Yersy Puello
	Women's 10,000 metres	Kelly Martínez
Weightlifting	Women's +75 kg	Olivia Nieve
	Men's 105 kg	Jorge Arroyo
	Men's +105 kg	Fernando Reis

Day 15 – October 28

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Fencing

Field hockey

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Karate

Water polo

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Women's 3000 metres steeplechase	Sara Hall
	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	Ana Cláudia Silva Vanda Gomes Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Gomes
	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Susana Clement Daisurami Bonne		AR
	Women's discus throw	Yarelys Barrios		GR
	Women's triple jump	Caterine Ibargüen		GR
	Men's 110 metres hurdles	Dayron Robles		GR
	Men's 800 metres	Andy González
	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	José Peña
	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	Ailson Feitosa Sandro Viana Nilson André Bruno de Barros		GR
	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	Noel Ruíz Raidel Acea Omar Cisneros William Collazo
	Men's javelin throw	Guillermo Martínez		GR
	Men's pole vault	Lázaro Borges		GR
Boxing	Men's Light flyweight	Joselito Velázquez
	Men's Bantamweight	Lázaro Álvarez
	Men's Light welterweight	Roniel Iglesias
	Men's Middleweight	Emilio Correa
	Men's Heavyweight	Lenier Pero
	Women's Flyweight	Mandy Bujold
Canoeing	Men's K-1 1000 metres	Jorge Antonio García
	Men's C-1 1000 metres	Everardo Cristóbal
	Men's K-2 1000 metres	Steven Jorens Richard Dessureault-Dober
	Men's C-2 1000 metres	Karel Aguilar Chacón Serguey Torres
	Women's K-1 500 metres	Carrie Johnson
	Women's K-2 500 metres	Dayexi Gandarela Yulitza Meneses
Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform	Iván García German Sanchez
	Women's 3 metre springboard	Laura Sánchez
Fencing	Men's team foil	Miles Chamley-Watson Alexander Massialas Gerek Meinhardt
	Women's team sabre	Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Dagmara Wozniak Lindsay Campbell
Field hockey	Women's tournament	Kayla Bashore-Smedley Michelle Cesan Lauren Crandall Rachel Dawson Katelyn Falgowski Melissa Gonzalez Michelle Kasold Claire Laubach Caroline Nichols Katie O'Donnell Julia Reinprecht Katie Reinprecht Paige Selenski Amy Swensen Shannon Taylor Michelle Vittese
Football	Men's tournament	José de Jesús Corona Hugo Isaác Rodríguez Hiram Mier Néstor Araujo Dárvin Chávez Jesús Zavala Javier Aquino Carlos Emilio Orrantía Oribe Peralta Othoniel Arce Jerónimo Amione José Antonio Rodríguez Ricardo Bocanegra Jorge Enríquez César Ibáñez Miguel Ángel Ponce Isaác Brizuela Diego Reyes
Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar	Paul Ruggeri
	Men's parallel bars	Daniel Corral
	Men's vault	Diego Hypólito
	Women's balance beam	Ana Sofía Gómez
	Women's floor	Ana Lago
Judo	Women's 57 kg	Yurisleidy Lupetey
	Women's 63 kg	Yaritza Abel
	Men's 66 kg	Leandro Da Cunha
	Men's 73 kg	Bruno Silva
Karate	Men's 60 kg	Daniel Viveros
	Men's 84 kg	Cesar Herrera
	Women's 50 kg	Ana Villanueva
	Women's 68 kg	Lucelia Ribeiro
Water polo	Women's tournament	Elizabeth Armstrong Heather Petri Melissa Seidemann Brenda Villa Lauren Wenger Margaret Steffens Courtney Mathewson Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Kelly Rulon Annika Dries Kami Craig Tumuaialii Anae

Day 16 – October 29

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Field hockey

Judo

Karate

Volleyball

Water polo

Gold medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Men's 50 kilometres walk	Horacio Nava
Boxing	Men's flyweight	Robeisy Ramírez
	Men's lightweight	Yasniel Toledo
	Men's welterweight	Carlos Banteux
	Men's light heavyweight	Julio La Cruz
	Men's super heavyweight	Ítalo Perea
	Women's light welterweight	Kiria Tapia
	Women's light heavyweight	Mary Spencer
Canoeing	Men's K-1 200 metres	Cesar De Cesare
	Men's C-1 200 metres	Richard Dalton
	Men's K-2 200 metres	Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel
	Women's K-1 200 metres	Carrie Johnson
Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform	Iván García Germán Sánchez
	Women's 3 metre springboard	Laura Sánchez
Equestrian	Individual jumping	Christine McCrea
Fencing	Men's team sabre	Benjamin Igoe Timothy Morehouse James Williams
	Women's team épée	Lindsay Campbell Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley
Field hockey	Men's tournament	Juan Manuel Vivaldi Ignacio Bergner Matías Vila Pedro Ibarra Lucas Argento Lucas Rey Rodrigo Vila Matías Paredes Lucas Cammareri Lucas Vila Fernando Zylberberg Juan Martín Lopez Manuel Brunet Federico Bermejillo Agustín Mazzilli Lucas Rossi
Judo	Women's 48 kg	Paula Pareto
	Women's 52 kg	Yanet Bermoy
	Men's 60 kg	Felipe Kitadai
Karate	Men's 67 kg	Daniel Viveros
	Men's 75 kg	Dionicio Gustavo
	Women's 55 kg	Shannon Nishi
	Women's 61 kg	Bertha Gutierrez
Volleyball	Men's tournament	Thiago Alves Mauricio Borges Eder Carbonera Mario Da Silva Mauricio De Souza Wallace De Souza Gustavo Endres Luiz Fonteles Wallace Martins Murilo Radke Bruno Rezende Renato Russomanno
Water polo	Men's tournament	Merrill Moses Peter Varellas Peter Hudnut Ryan Bailey Tony Azevedo Jeff Powers Layne Beaubien Adam Wright Tim Hutten Jesse Smith Brian Alexander J. W. Krumpholz Chay Lapin

Day 17 – October 30

Athletics

Basketball

Rugby sevens

Closing ceremony

Gold Medalists
Sport	Event	Competitor(s)
Athletics	Men's marathon	Solonei da Silva
Basketball	Men's tournament	Renaldo Balkman, José Juan Barea, Carlos Arroyo Filiberto Rivera, Carlos Strong, Samuel Villegas Miguel "Ali" Berdiel, Edwin Ubiles, Gabriel Colón Luis Villafañe, Manuel Narvaez, Daniel Santiago
Rugby sevens	Men's tournament	Nanyak Dala, Sean Duke, Matt Evans Sean White, Ciaran Hearn, Nathan Hirayama Tyler Ardon, Phil Mack, John Moonlight Taylor Paris, Mike Scholz, Conor Trainor

Notes and References

1. Web site: XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 -Sports Calendar. PDF. Guadalajara Organizing Committee. May 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812065305/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/deportes/calendario-v4.6-en.pdf. August 12, 2011. dead.
2. News: Pan Am Games open with pomp, pageantry . October 14, 2011. October 15, 2011. Toronto Star.