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at the 1971 Pan American Games

1971 Pan American Games

The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. The then called "Salsa World Capital", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports...

was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971

1971 in sports

1971 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:...

 in Cali, Colombia.

Participating nations

Group A	Group B	Group C

Preliminary round

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Group A	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	8	4	4	0	347	317
	7	4	3	1	311	278
	6	4	2	2	300	275
	5	4	1	3	266	318	–52
	4	4	0	4	267	303	–36

Group B	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	6	3	3	0	—	—	—
	5	3	2	1	—	—	—
	4	3	1	2	—	—	—
	3	3	0	3	—	—	—

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78

Group C	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
†	4	3	2	1	287	205
†	4	3	2	1	252	208
	4	3	2	1	278	200
	3	3	0	3	170	374	–204

†Brazil, Cuba and the United States all finished the preliminary stage with identical 2–1 records. The United States was eliminated, however, on the basis of margins of victory in head-to-head games among the teams tied for first.

Final ranking

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