Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games
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Boxing competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan were held from July 2 to 14 at the Trujillo Alto Coliseum and the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.[1]
VenuesTrujillo Alto Coliseum, Roberto Clemente Coliseum
DatesJuly 2–14, 1979
Competitors114 from 19 nations
| Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Boxing pictogram for the games | |
| Venues | Trujillo Alto Coliseum, Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Dates | July 2–14, 1979 |
| Competitors | 114 from 19 nations |
«1975 1983» | |
Competition schedule
The following was the schedule for the boxing competitions:[2]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's light flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's bantamweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's featherweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's lightweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's light welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's light middleweight | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| Men's middleweight | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| Men's light heavyweight | ½ | F | |||||||||||
| Men's heavyweight | ½ | F |
Medal table
* Host nation (Puerto Rico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico* | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes.[3]
Argentina (6 athletes)
Barbados (2)
Bahamas (4)
Belize (3)
Brazil (10)
Canada (8)
Chile (5)
Colombia (5)
Cuba (11)
Dominican Republic (9)
Ecuador (4)
El Salvador (4)
Guyana (5)
Jamaica (2)
Mexico (7)
Puerto Rico (11)
United States (11)
Venezuela (5)
Virgin Islands (2)
