Canoeing at the 1987 Pan American Games

Canoeing at the X Pan American Games
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The 1987 Pan American Games was the first to hold canoeing events.

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	United States (USA)	10	1	1	12
2	Cuba (CUB)	1	6	3	10
3	Canada (CAN)	1	5	4	10
4	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	4	4
Total		12	12	12	36

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C-1 500 metres	Jim Terrell United States (USA)	Stephen Wasteneys Canada (CAN)	Jorge Montero Cuba (CUB)
C-2 500 metres	Cuba (CUB)	Canada (CAN)	United States (USA)
C-1 1000 metres	Bruce Merritt United States (USA)	Armando Silega Cuba (CUB)	Stephen Wasteneys Canada (CAN)
C-2 500 metres	Canada (CAN)	United States (USA)	Cuba (CUB)
K-1 500 metres	Norman Bellingham United States (USA)	Luis Pérez Cuba (CUB)	Jeff Houser Canada (CAN)
K-2 500 metres	United States (USA)	Cuba (CUB)	Canada (CAN)
K-1 1000 metres	Gregory Barton United States (USA)	Jorge García Cuba (CUB)	Atilio Vásquez Argentina (ARG)
K-2 1000 metres	United States (USA)	Cuba (CUB)	Canada (CAN)
K-4 1000 metres	United States (USA)	Cuba (CUB)	Argentina (ARG)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
K-1 500 metres	Traci Phillips United States (USA)	Erika Revesz Canada (CAN)	Verónica Arbo Argentina (ARG)
K-2 500 metres	United States (USA)	Canada (CAN)	Argentina (ARG)
K-2 500 metres	United States (USA)	Canada (CAN)	Cuba (CUB)