Canada at the Pan American Games

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Canada at the
Pan American Games
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
490
Silver
720
Bronze
857
Total
2,067
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Canada has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955. As of the last Pan American Games in 2019, Canada is third on the all time medals list, only behind the United States and Cuba.[1] Canada is also one of nine countries to have competed at the only Winter Pan American Games, and only of one two (the other being the United States) to win a medal at the games.

Medal count[edit]

1 Hosting edition

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Summer[edit]

 Year   Ref.  Edition Host city # of athletes[2]  Rank  Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 [3] I Argentina Buenos Aires Did not participate
1955 [4] II Mexico Mexico City 24 5th 4 4 3 11
1959 a [5] III United States Chicago 177 5th 7 21 28 46
1963 b [6] IV Brazil São Paulo 134 3rd 10 27 25 62
1967 c [7] V Canada Winnipeg 1 438 2nd 12 37 43 92
1971 d [8] VI Colombia Cali 319 3rd 19 20 42 81
1975 e [9] VII Mexico Mexico City 343 3rd 18 35 38 91
1979 f [10] VIII Puerto Rico San Juan 451 3rd 24 43 70 137
1983 g [11] IX Venezuela Caracas 376 3rd 22 41 55 118
1987 h [12] X United States Indianapolis 469 3rd 30 57 75 162
1991 [13] XI Cuba Havana 457 3rd 22 46 59 127
1995 [14] XII Argentina Mar del Plata 470 3rd 47 61 69 177
1999 [15] XIII Canada Winnipeg 1 618 3rd 64 52 81 197
2003 i [16] XIV Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 421 3rd 29 57 42 128
2007 [17] XV Brazil Rio de Janeiro 468 4th 39 44 55 138
2011 [18] XVI Mexico Guadalajara 492 5th 30 40 49 119
2015 [19] XVII Canada Toronto 1 713 2nd 78 70 71 219
2019 [20] XVIII Peru Lima 477 4th 35 65 52 152
Total j 3rd 490 720 857 2,067
Notes
  • ^a Some sources appoint 7 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 28 bronze medals, instead of 5, 19 and 24, respectively. This would result in a total of 56 medals earned during the 1959 Games, instead of 48.[21][22]
  • ^b Some sources appoint 10 gold medals and 25 bronze medals, instead of 11 and 26, respectively. This would result in a total of 62 medals earned during the 1963 Games, instead of 64.[22][23]
  • ^c Some sources appoint 12 gold medals, 37 silver medals and 43 bronze medals, instead of 17, 39 and 50, respectively. This would result in a total of 92 medals earned during the 1967 Games, instead of 106.[22][24]
  • ^d Some sources appoint 42 bronze medals, instead of 41. This would result in a total of 81 medals earned during the 1971 Games, instead of 80.[22][25]
  • ^e Some sources appoint 18 gold medals and 38 bronze medals, instead of 19 and 40, respectively. This would result in a total of 94 medals earned during the 1975 Games, instead of 91.[22][26]
  • ^f Some sources appoint 70 bronze medals, instead of 71. This would result in a total of 137 medals earned during the 1979 Games, instead of 138.[22][27]
  • ^g Some sources appoint 22 gold medals, 42 silver medals and 55 bronze medals, instead of 18, 44 and 47, respectively. This would result in a total of 119 medals earned during the 1983 Games, instead of 109.[22][28]
  • ^h Some sources appoint 57 silver medals, instead of 56. This would result in a total of 162 medals earned during the 1987 Games, instead of 161.[22][29]
  • ^i Some sources appoint 41 bronze medals, instead of 42. This would result in a total of 127 medals earned during the 2003 Games, instead of 128.[22]
  • ^j According to those sources, the historical medal table for Canada counts 455 gold medals, 655 silver medals and 802 bronze medals, instead of 456, 656 and 801, respectively. This would result in a total number of 1912 Pan American medals.

Winter[edit]

 Year   Ref.  Edition Host city  Rank  Gold Silver Bronze Total
1990 [30] I Argentina Las Leñas 2nd 2 4 1 7
Total 2nd 2 4 1 7

Medals by sport[edit]

Summer[edit]

Canadians have won medals in most of the current Summer Pan American sports. The exceptions are 3x3 basketball, basque pelota and BMX freestyle cycling.

As of the conclusion of the 2019 Pan American Games

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics557188214
Swimming53122144319
Gymnastics375057144
Rowing333930102
Cycling33161968
Canoeing 26332685
Shooting234359125
Diving23192264
Badminton21221255
Equestrian20221456
Water skiing19261156
Weightlifting18214079
Wrestling153766118
Judo15244584
Squash14141341
Artistic swimming1121436
Sailing11192050
Softball106117
Table tennis882440
Fencing6193964
Boxing6132847
Taekwondo5101631
Archery4101428
Field hockey410519
Bowling43613
Rugby4105
Karate261018
Triathlon25512
Baseball2215
Water polo17614
Tennis1326
Basketball1236
Football1113
Beach volleyball1001
Sambo1001
Racquetball081018
Handball0303
Roller sports02810
Modern pentathlon0224
Volleyball0044
Golf0011
Surfing0011
Totals (42 entries)4907208572067

Winter[edit]

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Alpine skiing 2417
Totals (1 entries)2417

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer
Sport Rank Athlete Event and year
3x3 basketball Did not participate
Basque pelota Did not participate
BMX freestyle 7th Jaden Chipman Men's park in 2019

Flag bearers[edit]

Opening ceremonies[edit]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games.

# Event year Flag bearer Sport References
18 2019 Scott Tupper Field hockey [31][32]
17 2015 Mark Oldershaw Canoeing [33]
16 2011 Christine Sinclair Football (soccer) [34]
15 2007 Susan Nattrass Shooting [35]
14 2003 Jaret Llewellyn Water skiing [36]
13 1999 Tanya Dubnicoff Cycling [37]
12 1995 Paul Chohan Field hockey [35]
11 1991 Lorraine Stubbs Equestrian (Dressage) [35]
10 1987 Nancy Charlton Field hockey [35]
9 1983 Brad Farrow Judo [38]
8 1979 Sylvia Sweeney Basketball [39]
7 1975
6 1971 Henri Corbeil Baseball [40]
5 1967 George Puce Athletics (track and field) [41]
4 1963
3 1959
2 1955


References[edit]

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