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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
536
Silver
775
Bronze
920
Total
2,231
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.

Hosted Games

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Canada has hosted the Pan American Games on three occasions:

Games Host city Dates
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg July 23 – August 6
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg July 23 – August 8
2015 Pan American Games Toronto July 10 – July

Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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1 Hosting edition

To sort the tables by host city, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.

 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
2023 XIX Chile Santiago 469 4th 46 55 63 164
Total j 3rd 536 775 920 2,231
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.

Medals by sport

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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)4907208572,067

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

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Opening ceremonies

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

# Event year Flag bearer Sport References
19 2023 Melissa Humana-Paredes
Brandie Wilkerson		 Beach volleyball
18 2019 Scott Tupper Field hockey [30][31]
17 2015 Mark Oldershaw Canoeing [32]
16 2011 Christine Sinclair Football (soccer) [33]
15 2007 Susan Nattrass Shooting [34]
14 2003 Jaret Llewellyn Water skiing [35]
13 1999 Tanya Dubnicoff Cycling [36]
12 1995 Paul Chohan Field hockey [34]
11 1991 Lorraine Stubbs Equestrian (Dressage) [34]
10 1987 Nancy Charlton Field hockey [34]
9 1983 Brad Farrow Judo [37]
8 1979 Sylvia Sweeney Basketball [38]
7 1975
6 1971 Henri Corbeil Baseball [39]
5 1967 George Puce Athletics (track and field) [40]
4 1963
3 1959
2 1955


Winter Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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 Year   Ref.  Edition Host city  Rank  Gold Silver Bronze Total
1990 [41] I Argentina Las Leñas 2nd 2 4 1 7
Total 2nd 2 4 1 7

Medals by sport

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

Junior Pan American Games

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Medals by games

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 Year   Ref.  Edition Host city  Rank  Gold Silver Bronze Total
2021 [42] I Colombia Cali-Valle 14th 4 1 5 10
2025 [43] II Paraguay Asunción Future event
Total 14th 4 1 5 10

Medals by sport

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  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Badminton3003
Karate1001
Gymnastics0112
Table tennis0022
Squash0011
Taekwondo0011
Totals (6 entries)41510

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Brian Yang
Rachel Chan		 Badminton Mixed doubles November 29
 Gold Rachel Chan Badminton Women's singles November 29
 Gold Brian Yang Badminton Men's singles November 29
 Gold Yamina Lahyanssa Karate Women's 50 kg December 5
 Silver Aurélie Tran Gymnastics Women's uneven bars November 28
 Bronze Nicholas Hoefling Taekwondo Men's 58 kg November 26
 Bronze Aurélie Tran Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around November 27
 Bronze Hannah Blatt
Sydney Maxwell
Iman Shaheen		 Squash Women's team November 30
 Bronze Jeremy Hazin
Sophie Gauthier		 Table tennis Mixed doubles December 1
 Bronze Jeremy Hazin Table tennis Men's singles December 2

Flag bearers

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Opening ceremonies

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

# Event year Flag bearer Sport References
1 2021 Brian Yang Badminton [44]
Aurélie Tran Gymnastics

Closing ceremonies

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

# Event year Flag bearer Sport Reference
1 2021 Remi Aubin Gymnastics [42]
Yamina Lahyanssa Karate

References

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  43. ^ After the good performance hosting the 2022 South American Games, Asunción will host the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
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