Basketball at the Pan American Games
| Basketball at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 2 (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 due the lack of participating teams.
Men's tournament
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina |
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– | – | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 7th |  |
4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | |
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17 |
 Bahamas |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Brazil |
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7th | |
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5th | |
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5th | |
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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 |
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5th | |
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6th | |
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6th | |
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6th | |
7th | 17 |
 Suriname |
– | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| United States |
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7th | |
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4th | 5th | |
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– | 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 |
Top scorers
By total points
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Oscar Schmidt | SF | Brazil
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246 |
| 1991 | Leonardo Perez | SG | Cuba
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150 |
| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | Argentina
|
143 |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | Uruguay
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91 |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | Uruguay
|
91 |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | C | Dominican Republic
|
106 |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson |
SG | Brazil Canada
|
91 |
| 2019 | Gabriel Deck | SG | Argentina
|
94 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | Venezuela
|
79 |
By points per game
| Year | Player | Position | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | Uruguay
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18.2 |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | Uruguay
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18.2 |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | SF | Dominican Republic
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21.2 |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson |
SG | Brazil Canada
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18.2 |
| 2019 | Walter Hodge | SG | Virgin Islands
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22.0 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | Venezuela
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19.8 |
Final - topscorer
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Points |
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| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | Argentina
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22 |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Guilherme Giovannoni | SG | Brazil
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20 |
| 2007 | J. P. Batista | C | Brazil
|
20 |
| 2011 | Renaldo Balkman | F | Puerto Rico
|
28 |
| 2015 | Anthony Bennett | SG | Canada
|
18 |
| 2019 | Luis Scola | C | Argentina
|
28 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo Bautista Lugarini |
SG SG |
Venezuela Argentina
|
17 |
Women's tournament
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Participation details
| 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 |
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
3x3 basketball
Men's tournament
| Pan American Games | |||||
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| Years | Hosts |  Gold
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 Silver
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Bronze |
4th place |
| 2019 Details |
Lima, Peru |
United States |
Puerto Rico |
Dominican Republic |
Brazil |
| 2023 Details |
Santiago, Chile |
United States |
Chile |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Venezuela |
Women's tournament
| Pan American Games | |||||
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| Years | Hosts | Gold
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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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
- Basketball at the Mediterranean Games
- Basketball at the Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the Summer Universiade
- Basketball at the Goodwill Games
External links
- Brazil's History of Men's Tournament
- Brazil's History of Women's Tournament
- Caribbean Basketball Confederation...Since 1981
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