Basketball at the Pan American Games

Basketball at the Pan American Games
No. of events2 (men: 1; women: 1)

Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata.

Men's tournament

Pan American Games
Years Hosts

Gold

Silver

Bronze 4th

place

1951
Details
Argentina
Buenos Aires,
Argentina

United States

Argentina

Brazil

Cuba
1955
Details
Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

United States

Argentina

Brazil

Mexico
1959
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United States
Chicago,
United States

United States

Puerto Rico

Brazil

Mexico
1963
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Brazil
São Paulo,
Brazil

United States

Brazil

Puerto Rico

Uruguay
1967
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Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

United States

Mexico

Panama

Cuba
1971
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Colombia
Cali,
Colombia

Brazil

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Mexico
1975
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Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

United States

Puerto Rico

Brazil

Mexico
1979
Details
Puerto Rico
San Juan,
Puerto Rico

United States

Puerto Rico

Brazil

Cuba
1983
Details
Venezuela
Caracas,
Venezuela

United States

Brazil

Mexico

Canada
1987
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United States
Indianapolis,
United States

Brazil

United States

Puerto Rico

Mexico
1991
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Cuba
Havana,
Cuba

Puerto Rico

Mexico

United States

Cuba
1995
Details
Argentina
Mar del Plata,
Argentina

Argentina

United States

Brazil

Uruguay
1999
Details
Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

Brazil

United States

Puerto Rico

Argentina
2003
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

United States
2007
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil

Brazil

Puerto Rico

Uruguay

Argentina
2011
Details
Mexico
GuadalajaraMexico

Puerto Rico

Mexico

United States

Dominican Republic
2015
Details
Canada
Toronto,
Canada

Brazil

Canada

United States

Dominican Republic
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

Argentina

Puerto Rico

United States

Dominican Republic
2023
Details
Chile
Santiago,
Chile

Argentina

Venezuela

Brazil

Mexico

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States83415
2 Brazil62715
3 Argentina3205
4 Puerto Rico26412
5 Mexico0314
6 Canada0101
 Dominican Republic0101
 Venezuela0101
9 Cuba0011
 Panama0011
 Uruguay0011
Totals (11 entries)19191957

Participation details

Team 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Total
 Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6th 5th 7th 6th 5th 9th 7th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 6th 4th 7th 5th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17
 Bahamas 9th 9th 2
 Brazil 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 18
 Canada 5th 6th 9th 8th 6th 5th 4th 5th 10th 5th 7th 7th 6th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14
 Chile 5th 5th 2
 Colombia 10th 10th 10th 3
 Cuba 4th 5th 6th 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th 4th 7th 4th 7th 10
 Dominican Republic 9th 9th 6th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th 4th 4th 6th 8
 Ecuador 9th 1
 El Salvador 7th 1
 Haiti 12th 1
 Mexico 8th 4th 4th 7th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th 4th 8th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5th 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8th 7th 4th 17
 Panama 6th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th 7th 6th 6th 8th 7
 Paraguay 7th 1
 Peru 5th 8th 9th 3
 Puerto Rico 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7th 17
 Suriname 13th 1
 United States 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 18
 Uruguay 4th 7th 8th 4th 8th 8th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8th 6th 9
 Venezuela 6th 8th 8th 8th 6th 7th 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8
 Virgin Islands 11th 10th 10th 10th 8th 8th 6
Nations 10 6 7 7 10 13 10 10 9 10 10 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Women's tournament

Pan American Games
Years Hosts

Gold

Silver Bronze 4th place
1955
Details
Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

United States

Chile

Brazil

Mexico
1959
Details
United States
Chicago,
United States

United States

Brazil

Chile

Canada
1963
Details
Brazil
São Paulo,
Brazil

United States

Brazil

Chile

Canada
1967
Details
Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

Brazil

United States

Canada

Mexico
1971
Details
Colombia
Cali,
Colombia

Brazil

United States

Cuba

Mexico
1975
Details
Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

United States

Mexico

Cuba

Brazil
1979
Details
Puerto Rico
San Juan,
Puerto Rico

Cuba

United States

Canada

Brazil
1983
Details
Venezuela
Caracas,
Venezuela

United States

Cuba

Brazil

Canada
1987
Details
United States
Indianapolis,
United States

United States

Brazil

Canada

Cuba
1991
Details
Cuba
Havana,
Cuba

Brazil

Cuba

United States

Canada
1999
Details
Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

Cuba

Canada

United States

Brazil
2003
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

Cuba

United States

Brazil

Canada
2007
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil

United States

Brazil

Cuba

Canada
2011
Details
Mexico
Guadalajara,
Mexico

Puerto Rico

Mexico

Brazil

Colombia
2015
Details
Canada
Toronto,
Canada

Canada

United States

Cuba

Brazil
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

Brazil

United States

Puerto Rico

Colombia
2023
Details
Chile
Santiago,
Chile

Brazil

Colombia

Argentina

Cuba

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States76215
2 Brazil54413
3 Cuba3249
4 Canada1135
5 Puerto Rico1012
6 Mexico0202
7 Chile0123
8 Colombia0101
9 Argentina0011
Totals (9 entries)17171751

Participation details

Team Mexico
1955
United States
1959
Brazil
1963
Canada
1967
Colombia
1971
Mexico
1975
Puerto Rico
1979
Venezuela
1983
United States
1987
Cuba
1991
Canada
1999
Dominican Republic
2003
Brazil
2007
Mexico
2011
Canada
2015
Peru
2019
Chile
2023
Total
 Argentina - - - - - - - - - 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 8
 Bolivia - - - - - - 7th - - - - - - - - - - 1
 Brazil 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 17
 Canada 5th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 6th 1st 6th - 16
 Chile 2nd 3rd 3rd - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th 4
 Colombia - - - - 7th 6th - - 7th - - - 5th 4th - 4th 2nd 7
 Cuba - - - 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd - 3rd - 4th 12
 Dominican Republic - - - - - 7th - - - - 6th 6th - - 8th - - 4
 Ecuador - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
 El Salvador - - - - - 8th - - - - - - - - - - - 1
 Jamaica - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th 8th - - - 2
 Mexico 4th 5th - 4th 4th 2nd 5th - 5th - - - 7th 2nd - - 8th 10
 Paraguay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th - 1
 Peru - - - - - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - 1
 Puerto Rico - - - - - - 6th 6th - - - - - 1st 6th 3rd 7th 6
 United States 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 7th 2nd 2nd - 16
 Venezuela - - - - - - - 5th - - - - - - 7th - 5th 3
 Virgin Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th - 1

3x3 basketball

Men's tournament

Pan American Games
Years Hosts Gold Silver

Bronze

4th place
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

United States

Puerto Rico

Dominican Republic

Brazil
2023
Details
Chile
Santiago,
Chile

United States

Chile

Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela

Women's tournament

Pan American Games
Years Hosts Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th place
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

United States

Argentina

Dominican Republic

Brazil
2023
Details
Chile
Santiago,
Chile

United States

Colombia

Chile

Puerto Rico

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4004
2 Chile0112
3 Argentina0101
 Colombia0101
 Puerto Rico0101
6 Dominican Republic0022
7 Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (7 entries)44412