Basketball at the Pan American Games

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.

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

Men's tournament

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Pan American Games
Years Hosts  

Gold

 

Silver

  Bronze 4th

place

1951
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Buenos Aires,
Argentina
 
United States
 
Argentina
 
Brazil
 
Cuba
1955
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Mexico City,
Mexico
 
United States
 
Argentina
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
1959
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Chicago,
United States
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
1963
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São Paulo,
Brazil
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Puerto Rico
 
Uruguay
1967
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Winnipeg,
Canada
 
United States
 
Mexico
 
Panama
 
Cuba
1971
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Cali,
Colombia
 
Brazil
 
Puerto Rico
 
Cuba
 
Mexico
1975
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Mexico City,
Mexico
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
1979
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San Juan,
Puerto Rico
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Brazil
 
Cuba
1983
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Caracas,
Venezuela
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
 
Canada
1987
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Indianapolis,
United States
 
Brazil
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
1991
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Havana,
Cuba
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
 
United States
 
Cuba
1995
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Mar del Plata,
Argentina
 
Argentina
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Uruguay
1999
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Winnipeg,
Canada
 
Brazil
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Argentina
2003
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Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
 
Brazil
 
Dominican Republic
 
Puerto Rico
 
United States
2007
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Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
 
Brazil
 
Puerto Rico
 
Uruguay
 
Argentina
2011
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GuadalajaraMexico
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
 
United States
 
Dominican Republic
2015
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Toronto,
Canada
 
Brazil
 
Canada
 
United States
 
Dominican Republic
2019
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Lima,
Peru
 
Argentina
 
Puerto Rico
 
United States
 
Dominican Republic
2023
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Santiago,
Chile
 
Argentina
 
Venezuela
 
Brazil
 
Mexico

Medal table

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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

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Team 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Total
  Argentina     6th 5th 7th 6th 5th 9th 7th   4th 6th 4th 7th 5th     17
  Bahamas 9th 9th 2
  Brazil         7th           5th         5th     18
  Canada 5th 6th 9th 8th 6th 5th 4th 5th 10th 5th 7th 7th 6th   14
  Chile 5th 5th 2
  Colombia 10th 10th 10th 3
  Cuba 4th 5th 6th 4th   5th 4th 7th 4th 7th 10
  Dominican Republic 9th 9th 6th   4th 4th 4th 6th 8
  Ecuador 9th 1
  El Salvador 7th 1
  Haiti 12th 1
  Mexico 8th 4th 4th 7th   4th 4th 8th   4th   5th 5th   8th 7th 4th 17
  Panama 6th   6th 7th 6th 6th 8th 7
  Paraguay 7th 1
  Peru 5th 8th 9th 3
  Puerto Rico     5th       6th     6th         6th   7th 17
  Suriname 13th 1
  United States           7th               4th 5th       18
  Uruguay 4th 7th 8th 4th 8th 8th   8th 6th 9
  Venezuela 6th 8th 8th 8th 6th 7th 5th   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

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Pan American Games
Years Hosts  

Gold

  Silver   Bronze 4th place
1955
Details
 
Mexico City,
Mexico
 
United States
 
Chile
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
1959
Details
 
Chicago,
United States
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Chile
 
Canada
1963
Details
 
São Paulo,
Brazil
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Chile
 
Canada
1967
Details
 
Winnipeg,
Canada
 
Brazil
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Mexico
1971
Details
 
Cali,
Colombia
 
Brazil
 
United States
 
Cuba
 
Mexico
1975
Details
 
Mexico City,
Mexico
 
United States
 
Mexico
 
Cuba
 
Brazil
1979
Details
 
San Juan,
Puerto Rico
 
Cuba
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Brazil
1983
Details
 
Caracas,
Venezuela
 
United States
 
Cuba
 
Brazil
 
Canada
1987
Details
 
Indianapolis,
United States
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Canada
 
Cuba
1991
Details
 
Havana,
Cuba
 
Brazil
 
Cuba
 
United States
 
Canada
1999
Details
 
Winnipeg,
Canada
 
Cuba
 
Canada
 
United States
 
Brazil
2003
Details
 
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
 
Cuba
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Canada
2007
Details
 
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
 
United States
 
Brazil
 
Cuba
 
Canada
2011
Details
 
Guadalajara,
Mexico
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
 
Brazil
 
Colombia
2015
Details
 
Toronto,
Canada
 
Canada
 
United States
 
Cuba
 
Brazil
2019
Details
 
Lima,
Peru
 
Brazil
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Colombia
2023
Details
 
Santiago,
Chile
 
Brazil
 
Colombia
 
Argentina
 
Cuba

Medal table

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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

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Team  
1955
 
1959
 
1963
 
1967
 
1971
 
1975
 
1979
 
1983
 
1987
 
1991
 
1999
 
2003
 
2007
 
2011
 
2015
 
2019
 
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

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Men's tournament

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Pan American Games
Years Hosts   Gold   Silver  

Bronze

4th place
2019
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Lima,
Peru
 
United States
 
Puerto Rico
 
Dominican Republic
 
Brazil
2023
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Santiago,
Chile
 
United States
 
Chile
 
Trinidad and Tobago
 
Venezuela

Women's tournament

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Pan American Games
Years Hosts   Gold  

Silver

 

Bronze

4th place
2019
Details
 
Lima,
Peru
 
United States
 
Argentina
 
Dominican Republic
 
Brazil
2023
Details
 
Santiago,
Chile
 
United States
 
Colombia
 
Chile
 
Puerto Rico

Medal table

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