Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games

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Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1964)

American boxer

American Olympic springboard and platform diver

American basketball player and coach

Puerto Rican professional tennis player

American distance runner

American swimmer

athletics competitor (1959–2020)

American hurdler

Cuban middle distance runner and sprinter

American baseball player and coach (born 1963)

American basketball player and coach (1961–2018)

Brazilian Olympic sprinter

American swimmer

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator

American athletics competitor

Brazilian basketball player

Cuban javelin thrower

American basketball player

American basketball player

American basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist (1964–2009)

athletics competitor

Brazilian judoka and politician

American basketball player-coach

American boxer (1964–2019)

Cuban boxer

American basketball player and coach (born 1964)

American swimmer

Cuban discus thrower

American archer

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

American hurdler (born 1961)

American wrestler

American football player (born 1964)

Brazilian sailor

Female volleyball player from Cuba

athletics competitor

Cuban sprinter

Peruvian volleyball player and politician

American boxer

former Argentine volleyball player, coach

American boxer

athletics competitor

American swimmer

American swimmer

Argentine cyclist

American synchronized swimmer

Canadian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, sports broadcaster

American archer

athletics competitor

road bicycle racer

American swimmer, water polo player and coach

Uruguayan footballer

Cuban boxer (1957–2016)

Brazilian footballer

Brazilian basketball player