Pan American Gymnastics Championships

The Pan American Gymnastics Union organizes Pan American Gymnastics Championships in different disciplines of gymnastics: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobic gymnastics. The Pan American Gymnastics Championships are considered by the International Gymnastics Federation to be the official continental championships for the Americas (comprising North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean). Pan American Championships have also been organized for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics.[1]

History

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Artistic gymnastics competitions have been contested in the Americas since 1946, at the fifth edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1951, the sport was contested at the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games, and in 1957 the first edition of the South American championships in artistic gymnastics was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1964, the North American Championships in artistic gymnastics was contested for the first time. The meet would be staged until 1968, and in 1969 the competition changed its name to Copa de las Americas (Cup of the Americas) to allow South American nations to compete.[2] At least one South American nation, Brazil, intended to compete, but eventually the event was attended only by North American nations.[3]

Only in 1987, with the development and growth of gymnastics around the world, a tournament for junior gymnasts from the Americas was established with competitions in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.[4] The event was originally scheduled to take place in 1986, but was ultimately held from February 20 to 28, 1987, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. It was the first international tournament held on a continental level in the Americas outside of the gymnastics events at the Pan American Games, and the first of its kind for junior gymnasts.[5][6] A tournament for senior artistic and rhythmic gymnasts took place for the first time in 1989, named the Pan American Cup.[7][8] A second edition of the tournament was scheduled for four years later, in December 1993, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, with events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics.[9][10][11][12]

In 1997, the title Pan American Cup was dropped in favor of Pan American Gymnastics Championships. The title Pan American Cup would then be used to represent tournaments between clubs, instead of tournaments between national representatives. The 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships was held in Medellín, Colombia, and was attended by artistic and rhythmic gymnasts.[13][14] In 1995, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) recognized aerobic gymnastics (then sport aerobics) as a new competitive gymnastics discipline. The first edition of the Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Mérida, Venezuela, in 1999.

The FIG recognized two new gymnastics disciplines, acrobatic gymnastics, as well as trampoline and tumbling, in 1999. In 2004, the Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships was organized for the first time in Tampa, United States. The first edition of the Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships was organized in 2015. In 2018, parkour was introduced by the FIG as a gymnastics discipline. To date, no Pan American Championships in parkour have been held.

Pan American championships also exist for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics, a discipline not recognized by the FIG, organized, instead, by the International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAGG).[1] The first edition of the tournament was organized in 2017, in Mérida, Mexico.[15]

Senior editions

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Artistic gymnastics

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Year Event Location Ref.
1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Medellín [16]
2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Cancún [17]
2004 2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Maracaibo [18]
2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [19]
2008 2008 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Rosario [20][21]
2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Guadalajara [22]
2012 2012 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Medellín [23]
2013 2013 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   San Juan [24]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Mississauga [25]
2016 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Sucre [26]
2017 2017 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Lima [27]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Lima [27]
2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [28]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [29]
2023 2023 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Medellín [30]
2024 2024 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Santa Marta [31]

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Year Event Location Ref.
1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Medellín [16]
2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Cancún [17]
2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Vitória [19]
2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Guadalajara [22]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Mississauga [25]
2016 2016 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Merida [32]
2017 2017 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Daytona Beach [33]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Lima [27]
2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [28]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [29]
2023 2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Guadalajara [34]
2024 2024 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Ciudad de Guatemala [35]

Trampoline and tumbling

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Year Event Edition Location Ref.
2004 2004 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships I   Tampa [36]
2006 2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships II   Monterrey [37]
2008 2008 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships III   Buenos Aires [20]
2010 2010 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships IV   Daytona Beach [22]
2012 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships V   Querétaro [38]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VI   Mississauga [25]
2016 2016 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships VII   Bogotá [39]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VIII   Lima [27]
2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships IX   Rio de Janeiro [28]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships X   Rio de Janeiro [29]
2023 2023 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XI   Monterrey [40]
2024 2024 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XII   Lima [41]

Acrobatic gymnastics

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Year Event Edition Location Ref.
2015 2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships I   Caguas [42]
2017 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships II   Daytona Beach [33]
2019 2019 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships III   Monterrey [43]
2022 2022 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships IV   Bogotá [44]
2023 2023 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships V   Ibagué [45]

Aerobic gymnastics

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Year Event Edition Location Ref.
1999 1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships I   Mérida [46]
2001 2001 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships II   Santiago [46]
2005 2005 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships III   Mexico City [46]
2006 2006 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IV   San Cristobal [46]
2007 2007 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships V   Morelos [46]
2009 2009 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VI   Morelos [46]
2010 2010 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VII   Balneário Camboriú [22]
2011 2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VIII   Yaracuy [47]
2012 2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IX   Acapulco [38]
2013 2013 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships X   Santiago [46]
2015 2015 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XI   Morelos [48]
2016 2016 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XII   Lima [49]
2017 2017 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIII   Bogotá [50]
2018 2018 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIV   Lima [51]
2019 2019 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XV   Buenos Aires [52]
2021 2021 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVI   Oaxtepec [53]
2022 2022 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVII   Cúcuta [54]
2023 2023 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVIII   Lima [55]

All-time medal table

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Artistic gymnastics

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1997–2024; Senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)645024138
2  Brazil (BRA)443943126
3  Cuba (CUB)20211354
4  Mexico (MEX)16131544
5  Colombia (COL)12201547
6  Venezuela (VEN)1013932
7  Argentina (ARG)7132646
8  Canada (CAN)6151940
9  Puerto Rico (PUR)6131332
10  Guatemala (GUA)5128
11  Chile (CHI)45716
12  Dominican Republic (DOM)3025
13  Panama (PAN)2204
14  Peru (PER)1214
15  Ecuador (ECU)1113
16  Costa Rica (CRC)1102
17  Uruguay (URU)0022
Totals (17 entries)202209192603

Rhythmic gymnastics

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1997–2024; Senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)45322299
2  United States (USA)30282583
3  Mexico (MEX)21272169
4  Canada (CAN)551424
5  Cuba (CUB)46616
6  Argentina (ARG)17816
7  Chile (CHI)0044
  Venezuela (VEN)0044
9  Colombia (COL)0011
Totals (9 entries)106105105316

Trampoline and tumbling

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2004–2024; Senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada (CAN)523523110
2  United States (USA)32271877
3  Brazil (BRA)13222055
4  Argentina (ARG)7152547
5  Colombia (COL)52411
6  Mexico (MEX)471122
7  Bolivia (BOL)0112
Totals (7 entries)113109102324

Acrobatic gymnastics

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2015–2023; Senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)250025
2  Brazil (BRA)2507
3  Colombia (COL)1102
4  Puerto Rico (PUR)1001
Totals (4 entries)296035

Best results by event and nation

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Artistic gymnastics

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Event  
ARG
 
BRA
 
CAN
 
CHI
 
COL
 
CRC
 
CUB
 
DOM
 
ECU
 
GUA
 
MEX
 
PAN
 
PER
 
PUR
 
USA
 
URU
 
VEN
M
A
G
Team              
Individual all-around                    
Floor exercise                            
Pommel horse                    
Still rings                    
Vault                            
Parallel bars                      
Horizontal bar                    
W
A
G
Team            
Individual all-around                
Vault                        
Uneven bars                
Balance beam                    
Floor exercise                    

Junior editions

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The first edition of the Pan American Championships for youth and junior gymnasts was originally scheduled to take place in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in 1986, but was ultimately postponed to February 1987.[4][5][6][56]

Artistic gymnastics

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Year Event Location Ref.
1987 1987 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Barquisimeto [4]
1988 1988 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Ponce [7]
1990 1990 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Tallahassee [57]
1992 1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   São Paulo [58][59]
1994 1994 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Monterrey [58][60]
1996 1996 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Guatemala City [61]
1998 1998 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Houston [62]
2000 2000 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Curitiba [63]
2002 2002 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Santo Domingo [64]
2004 2004 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   San Salvador [65]
2006 2006 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Québec [66]
2007 2007 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Guatemala City [67]
2009 2009 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Aracaju [68]
2012 2012 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Medellín [23]
2014 2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Aracaju [25]
2016 2016 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Sucre [26]
2018 2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Buenos Aires [27]
2021 2021 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Guadalajara [69]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [29]
2024 2024 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships   Santa Marta [70]

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Year Event Location Ref.
1987 1987 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Barquisimeto [4]
1988 1988 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Salinas [7]
1990 1990 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Tallahassee [71]
1992 1992 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   São Paulo [72]
1994 1994 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Monterrey [60][72]
1996 1996 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Guatemala City [61][72]
1998 1998 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Houston [62][72]
2000 2000 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   San Felipe [73]
2002 2002 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Santo Domingo [64][74]
2004 2004 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   San Salvador [65]
2006 2006 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Toronto [75]
2007 2007 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   San Cristóbal [76]
2009 2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Havana [68]
2012 2012 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Córdoba [77]
2014 2014 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Daytona Beach [25]
2016 2016 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Merida [26]
2017 2017 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Daytona Beach [33][78]
2018 2018 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Medellin [79]
2019 2019 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Monterrey [80]
2021 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Guatemala City [81]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro [29]
2023 2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Guadalajara [82]
2024 2024 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships   Ciudad de Guatemala [35]

Other disciplines

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Year Event Location Discipline(s) competed Ref.
2006 2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships   Monterrey Trampoline [83]
2012 2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships   Acapulco Aerobic gymnastics [38]
2014 2014 Pan American Trampoline Championships   Daytona Beach Trampoline and tumbling [25]
2015 2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships   Caguas Acrobatic gymnastics [42]
2017 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships   Daytona Beach Acrobatic gymnastics [33][78]
2018 2018 Pan American Trampoline Championships   Cochabamba Trampoline and tumbling [27]
2019 2019 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships   Monterrey Acrobatic gymnastics [84]
2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro Trampoline [28]
2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships   Rio de Janeiro Trampoline [29]
2024 2024 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships   Lima Trampoline [41]

All-time medal table

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Artistic gymnastics

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1987–2024; Junior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)15811680354
2  Brazil (BRA)403857135
3  Canada (CAN)295655140
4  Cuba (CUB)2513543
5  Colombia (COL)25121754
6  Puerto Rico (PUR)891633
7  Mexico (MEX)6112239
8  Argentina (ARG)5202550
9  Guatemala (GUA)1427
10  Venezuela (VEN)1146
11  Dominican Republic (DOM)1023
12  El Salvador (ESA)1001
13  Chile (CHI)0325
  Peru (PER)0325
15  Costa Rica (CRC)0101
  Ecuador (ECU)0101
17  Jamaica (JAM)0011
Totals (17 entries)300288290878

Rhythmic gymnastics

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1987–2024; Junior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)866243191
2  Canada (CAN)374233112
3  Brazil (BRA)22262674
4  Mexico (MEX)13263473
5  Argentina (ARG)5121027
6  Venezuela (VEN)44513
7  Cuba (CUB)33814
8  Chile (CHI)201012
9  Peru (PER)1012
10  Puerto Rico (PUR)0022
Totals (10 entries)173175172520

Aesthetic group gymnastics

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Senior
Year Event Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2017 2017 Pan American Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships   Mérida   Brazil
Marrie Cotia
  Mexico
Charlottes
  Canada
Rhythmic Expressions
[15]
2018 2018 Pan American Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships   Santos   Canada
Rhythmic Expressions
  Brazil
Cuba Team
None awarded [85][86]
2020 2020 Pan American Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships   Toronto Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada [87]

See also

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References

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