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
2,239
Silver
1,648
Bronze
1,237
Total
5,124
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 4999 medals at the Pan American Games, 11 at the Pan American Winter Games (which have been staged only once), and another 114 at the Junior Pan American Games. Which brings there total medal tally to 5124.[1]

## Hosted Games

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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

## Pan American Games

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See also: All-time Pan American Games medal table

### Medals by games

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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
2027 Lima | Future event
Total | 2188 | 1617 | 1194 | 4999 | 1 | 1

### Medals by sport

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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)| 2,197| 1,609| 1,181| 4,987

## Winter Pan American Games

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### Medals by games

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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 sport

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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

## Junior Pan American Games

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### Medals by games

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

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2021 Cali-Valle | 47 | 29 | 38 | 114 | 3th | 4th
2025 Asunción | Future event
Total | 47 | 29 | 38 | 114 | 3th | 4th

## References

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

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