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Pan American Games Havana 1991 (0)

Oct 28, 2026
Brazil’s Pedro Ferreira da Silva won decathlon gold at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana with 7762 points, just 36 ahead of Cuba’s Eugenio Balanque. American Sheldon Blockburger secured bronze with 7262 despite scoring no points in the pole vault, while his 2.15 high jump remained a standout performance of the competition.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Pedro Ferreira da Silva BRA 7762 11,36 - 7.03 - 15.02 - 2.03 - 51,99 -
14,87 - 44.02 - 5.00 - 60.66 - 5.03,06
2 Eugenio Balanque CUB 7726 11,00 - 7.05 - 13.59 - 2.12 - 48,09 -
14,61 - 37.98 - 4.20 - 57.32 - 4.49,06
3 Sheldon Blockburger USA 7262 11,14 - 7.38 - 14.40 - 2.15 - 50,10 -
15,11 - 43.30 - 0 - 63.16 - 4.41,20
4 Antonio Greene BAH 7205 11,27 - 7.10 - 12.56 - 1.91 - 51,60 -
15,12 - 39.32 - 4.20 - 56.80 - 4.51,10
5 Richard Hesketh CAN 7120 11,40 - 6.91 - 12.73 - 1.91 - 49,69 -
15,87 - 38.32 - 4.20 - 50.80 - 4.36,78
6 Miguel Valle CUB 7087 11,00 - 7.34 - 13.92 - 1.91 - 49,45 -
14,48 - 38.88 - 0 - 62.96 - 4.35,81

Didn’t finish:
Dave Masgay (USA)

Historical results note: Sheldon Blockburger’s published total of 7262 points is retained. The individual-event marks available in the statistical compilation produce 7268 points under the 1985 scoring tables; this discrepancy remains unresolved.

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