United States at the Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

United States at the
Pan American Games

IOC code| USA
NOC| United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Website| www.teamusa.org
Medals
Ranked 1st|

Gold
2,192
Silver
1,619
Bronze
1,199
Total
5,010
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

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The United States of America (USA) has sent athletes to every celebration of the Pan American Games. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States.

American athletes have won a total of 5000 medals at the Pan American Games and another 11 at the Pan American Winter Games (which have been staged only once).[1]

## Hosted Games[edit]

The United States has hosted the Pan American Games on two occasions:

Games | Host city | Dates

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1959 Pan American Games | Chicago, Illinois | August 27 – September 7
1987 Pan American Games | Indianapolis, Indiana | August 8 – August 23

## Medal tables[edit]

See also: All-time Pan American Games medal table

### Medals by Summer Games[edit]

Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Gold medals | Total medals

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1951 Buenos Aires | 46 | 34 | 21 | 101 | 2 | 2
1955 Mexico City | 81 | 58 | 38 | 177 | 1 | 1
1959 Chicago | 121 | 75 | 56 | 252 | 1 | 1
1963 São Paulo | 106 | 56 | 37 | 199 | 1 | 1
1967 Winnipeg | 120/128 | 63/69 | 42/47 | 225/244 | 1 | 1
1971 Cali | 105 | 73/74 | 40/39 | 218 | 1 | 1
1975 Mexico City | 117 | 82 | 47/48 | 246/247 | 1 | 1
1979 San Juan | 126 | 95 | 45 | 266 | 1 | 1
1983 Caracas | 137/148 | 92/101 | 56/53 | 285/302 | 1 | 1
1987 Indianapolis | 168/169 | 118/120 | 83/81 | 369/370 | 1 | 1
1991 Havana | 130 | 125 | 97 | 352 | 2 | 1
1995 Mar del Plata | 170 | 145 | 110 | 425 | 1 | 1
1999 Winnipeg | 106 | 110/119 | 80/79 | 296/304 | 1 | 1
2003 Santo Domingo | 117 | 80 | 73 | 270 | 1 | 1
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 88 | 52 | 237 | 1 | 1
2011 Guadalajara | 92 | 79 | 66 | 237 | 1 | 1
2015 Toronto | 103 | 82 | 80 | 265 | 1 | 1
2019 Lima | 122 | 87 | 84 | 293 | 1 | 1
2023 Santiago | 124 | 75 | 87 | 286 | 1 | 1
Total | 2188 | 1617 | 1194 | 4999 | 1 | 1

### Medals by Winter Games[edit]

Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Gold medals | Total medals

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1990 Las Leñas | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1
Total | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1

### Medals by summer sport[edit]

As of the conclusion of the 2023 Pan American Games

Leading in that sport

Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Swimming| 370| 269| 149| 788
Athletics| 300| 247| 183| 730
Shooting| 242| 145| 72| 459
Wrestling| 151| 70| 49| 270
Artistic gymnastics| 132| 111| 94| 337
Fencing| 88| 60| 41| 189
Weightlifting| 81| 74| 55| 210
Rowing| 65| 64| 31| 160
Archery| 60| 43| 12| 115
Equestrian| 52| 34| 20| 106
Diving| 40| 42| 43| 125
Roller speed skating| 40| 31| 27| 98
Sailing| 39| 34| 25| 98
Boxing| 37| 37| 51| 125
Judo| 32| 30| 56| 118
Water skiing| 32| 17| 14| 63
Track cycling| 31| 26| 17| 74
Artistic swimming| 28| 11| 5| 44
Tennis| 27| 14| 22| 63
Bowling| 26| 7| 9| 42
Rhythmic gymnastics| 25| 25| 21| 71
Table tennis| 25| 12| 18| 55
Canoe sprint| 23| 14| 15| 52
Taekwondo| 21| 12| 24| 57
Water polo| 20| 5| 1| 26
Artistic roller skating| 18| 17| 3| 38
Road cycling| 17| 9| 7| 33
Karate| 17| 6| 14| 37
Racquetball| 16| 12| 12| 40
Basketball| 15| 9| 6| 30
Modern pentathlon| 13| 10| 7| 30
Badminton| 11| 11| 18| 40
Squash| 11| 10| 11| 32
Softball| 10| 10| 0| 20
Trampoline gymnastics| 8| 8| 5| 21
Slalom canoeing| 8| 3| 3| 14
Sambo| 7| 8| 0| 15
Volleyball| 6| 9| 5| 20
Triathlon| 6| 7| 2| 15
Mountain biking| 6| 4| 3| 13
Marathon swimming| 6| 4| 1| 11
Sport climbing| 4| 4| 1| 9
BMX racing| 4| 3| 1| 8
Surfing| 4| 1| 2| 7
3x3 basketball| 4| 0| 0| 4
Handball| 3| 0| 2| 5
Baseball| 2| 11| 3| 16
Field hockey| 2| 6| 7| 15
Golf| 2| 2| 1| 5
Football| 2| 1| 3| 6
Roller hockey| 2| 1| 1| 4
BMX freestyle| 2| 0| 1| 3
Rugby| 1| 2| 3| 6
Beach volleyball| 1| 2| 1| 4
Breaking| 1| 1| 1| 3
Skateboarding| 1| 0| 2| 3
Basque pelota| 0| 4| 1| 5
Totals (57 entries)| 2197| 1609| 1181| 4987

### Medals by winter sport[edit]

Leading in that sport

Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Alpine skiing | 4| 2| 5| 11
Totals (1 entries)| 4| 2| 5| 11

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2019 Pan American Games". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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