Baseball_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games

Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games

Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games

International sporting event


Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games was contested between teams representing Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States, and Venezuela. The 2007 edition was the 15th Pan American Games, and was hosted by Rio de Janeiro. Baseball games took place at Cidade do Rock, which received temporary facilities for baseball competitions, with a stadium and training fields.

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Cuba entered the competition as the nine-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second.

Tournament

The competition had eight teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the two best advanced to the semifinals. The best team from Group A will play the second team from Group B and vice versa. Ties within a group were broken by the team allowing the lowest number of runs to pass to the knockout round. The competition began on July 14, with the finals on July 19 (rescheduled to July 20 due to rain).

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
NicaraguaNicaragua 0
 
20 July
 
CubaCuba4
 
CubaCuba3
 
18 July
 
United StatesUSA 1
 
MexicoMexico 1
 
 
United StatesUSA2
 
Third place
 
 
20 July
 
 
NicaraguaNicaragua Cancelled
 
 
MexicoMexico Cancelled

Medal chart

Gold Cuba Cuba
Silver United States United States of America
Bronze Mexico Mexico and Nicaragua Nicaragua (awarded to both since the event was cancelled due to rain).

Medalists

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Notes

  1. "Baseball: Men's Team: CUB - Cuba". Rio2007.org.br. XV Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.
  2. "Baseball: Men's Team: USA - United States of America". Rio2007.org.br. XV Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.
  3. "Baseball: Men's Team: MEX - Mexico". Rio2007.org.br. XV Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.
  4. "Baseball: Men's Team: NCA - Nicaragua". Rio2007.org.br. XV Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.

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