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