Pan American Games - Champions and Medalists

Champions and Medalists

Further information: List of Pan American Games medalists and All-time Pan American Games medal table

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, while the runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals. In events contested by a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be determined and both semifinal losers receive bronze medals. PASO does not keep statistics of medals won, but National Olympic Committees and the media record medal statistics as a measure of success. As of the 2011 Pan American Games, Aruba and the British Virgin Islands have yet to win a medal.

The top ten nations all time at the Pan American Games (minus medals won at the Winter Pan American Games):

Summer Pan American Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1861	1379	932	4172
2	Cuba	839	566	527	1932
3	Canada	377	586	733	1696
4	Brazil	287	319	460	1066
5	Argentina	279	305	407	991
6	Mexico	197	248	460	915
7	Venezuela	84	183	257	524
8	Colombia	82	134	195	411
9	Chile	39	85	133	257
10	Puerto Rico	27	79	121	227

Winter Pan American Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	2	5	11
2	Canada	2	4	1	7