Pan American Games - Champions and Medalists

Champions and Medalists

Further information: List of Pan American Games medalists and All-time Pan American Games medal table

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, while the runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals. In events contested by a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be determined and both semifinal losers receive bronze medals. PASO does not keep statistics of medals won, but National Olympic Committees and the media record medal statistics as a measure of success. As of the 2011 Pan American Games, Aruba and the British Virgin Islands have yet to win a medal.

The top ten nations all time at the Pan American Games (minus medals won at the Winter Pan American Games):

Summer Pan American Games

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 1861 1379 932 4172
2 Cuba 839 566 527 1932
3 Canada 377 586 733 1696
4 Brazil 287 319 460 1066
5 Argentina 279 305 407 991
6 Mexico 197 248 460 915
7 Venezuela 84 183 257 524
8 Colombia 82 134 195 411
9 Chile 39 85 133 257
10 Puerto Rico 27 79 121 227

Winter Pan American Games

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 4 2 5 11
2 Canada 2 4 1 7

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