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.

History

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. At least one South American nation, Brazil, intended to compete, but eventually the event was attended only by North American nations.

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. 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. A tournament for senior artistic and rhythmic gymnasts took place for the first time in 1989, named the Pan American Cup. 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.

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. 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). The first edition of the tournament was organized in 2017, in Mérida, Mexico.

Senior editions

Acrobatic gymnastics

Year	Event	Edition	Location	Ref.
2015	2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	I	Caguas
2017	2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	II	Daytona Beach
2019	2019 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	III	Monterrey
2022	2022 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	IV	Bogotá

Aerobic gymnastics

Year	Event	Edition	Location	Ref.
1999	1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	I	Mérida
2001	2001 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	II	Santiago
2005	2005 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	III	Mexico City
2006	2006 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	IV	San Cristobal
2007	2007 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	V	Morelos
2009	2009 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	VI	Morelos
2010	2010 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	VII	Balneário Camboriú
2011	2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	VIII	Yaracuy
2012	2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	IX	Acapulco
2013	2013 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	X	Santiago
2015	2015 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XI	Morelos
2016	2016 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XII	Lima
2017	2017 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XIII	Bogotá
2018	2018 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XIV	Lima
2019	2019 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XV	Buenos Aires
2021	2021 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XVI	Oaxtepec
2022	2022 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	XVII	Cúcuta

Artistic gymnastics

Year	Event	Location	Ref.
1997	1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Medellín
2001	2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Cancún
2004	2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Maracaibo
2005	2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro
2008	2008 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Rosario
2010	2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Guadalajara
2012	2012 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Medellín
2013	2013 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	San Juan
2014	2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Mississauga
2016	2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Sucre
2017	2017 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Lima
2018	2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Lima
2021	2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro
2023	2023 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Medellín

Rhythmic gymnastics

Year	Event	Location	Ref.
1997	1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Medellín
2001	2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Cancún
2005	2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Vitória
2010	2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Guadalajara
2014	2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Mississauga
2016	2016 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Merida
2017	2017 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Daytona Beach
2018	2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Lima
2021	2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro
2023	2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Guadalajara

Trampoline and tumbling

Year	Event	Edition	Location	Ref.
2004	2004 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	I	Tampa
2006	2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	II	Monterrey
2008	2008 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	III	Buenos Aires
2010	2010 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	IV	Daytona Beach
2012	2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	V	Querétaro
2014	2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	VI	Mississauga
2016	2016 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	VII	Bogotá
2018	2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	VIII	Lima
2021	2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	IX	Rio de Janeiro
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	X	Rio de Janeiro
2023	2023 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	XI	Monterrey

All-time medal table

Artistic gymnastics

1997–2022; Senior events

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	53	43	22	118
2	Brazil (BRA)	37	34	39	110
3	Cuba (CUB)	20	21	12	53
4	Mexico (MEX)	12	10	10	32
5	Colombia (COL)	10	17	14	41
6	Venezuela (VEN)	10	13	8	31
7	Puerto Rico (PUR)	6	12	13	31
8	Canada (CAN)	6	11	14	31
9	Argentina (ARG)	5	11	21	37
10	Guatemala (GUA)	5	1	2	8
11	Chile (CHI)	3	3	5	11
12	Dominican Republic (DOM)	3	0	1	4
13	Ecuador (ECU)	1	1	1	3
	Peru (PER)	1	1	1	3
15	Costa Rica (CRC)	1	1	0	2
	Panama (PAN)	1	1	0	2
17	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	2	2
Totals (17 entries)		174	180	165	519

Rhythmic gymnastics

1997–2022; Senior events

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	31	23	19	73
2	United States (USA)	29	23	18	70
3	Mexico (MEX)	18	23	20	61
4	Canada (CAN)	5	5	10	20
5	Cuba (CUB)	4	6	6	16
6	Argentina (ARG)	1	7	7	15
7	Venezuela (VEN)	0	0	4	4
8	Chile (CHI)	0	0	3	3
Totals (8 entries)		88	87	87	262

Trampoline and tumbling

2004–2023; Senior events

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	50	33	21	104
2	United States (USA)	29	25	17	71
3	Brazil (BRA)	13	19	19	51
4	Argentina (ARG)	6	14	23	43
5	Colombia (COL)	5	2	4	11
6	Mexico (MEX)	2	7	10	19
7	Bolivia (BOL)	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 entries)		105	101	94	300

Best results by event and nation

Artistic gymnastics

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

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.

Artistic gymnastics

Year	Event	Location	Ref.
1987	1987 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Barquisimeto
1988	1988 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Ponce
1990	1990 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Tallahassee
1992	1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	São Paulo
1994	1994 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Monterrey
1996	1996 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Guatemala City
1998	1998 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Houston
2000	2000 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Curitiba
2002	2002 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Santo Domingo
2004	2004 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	San Salvador
2006	2006 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Québec
2007	2007 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Guatemala City
2009	2009 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Aracaju
2012	2012 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Medellín
2014	2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Aracaju
2016	2016 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Sucre
2018	2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Buenos Aires
2021	2021 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Guadalajara
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro

Rhythmic gymnastics

Year	Event	Location	Ref.
1987	1987 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Barquisimeto
1988	1988 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Salinas
1990	1990 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Tallahassee
1992	1992 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	São Paulo
1994	1994 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Monterrey
1996	1996 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Guatemala City
1998	1998 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Houston
2000	2000 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	San Felipe
2002	2002 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Santo Domingo
2004	2004 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	San Salvador
2006	2006 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Toronto
2007	2007 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	San Cristóbal
2009	2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Havana
2012	2012 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Córdoba
2014	2014 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Daytona Beach
2016	2016 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Merida
2017	2017 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Daytona Beach
2018	2018 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Medellin
2019	2019 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Monterrey
2021	2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Guatemala City
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro

Other disciplines

Year	Event	Location	Discipline(s) competed	Ref.
2006	2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships	Monterrey	Trampoline
2012	2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships	Acapulco	Aerobic gymnastics
2014	2014 Pan American Trampoline Championships	Daytona Beach	Trampoline and tumbling
2015	2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	Caguas	Acrobatic gymnastics
2017	2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	Daytona Beach	Acrobatic gymnastics
2018	2018 Pan American Trampoline Championships	Cochabamba	Trampoline and tumbling
2019	2019 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships	Monterrey	Acrobatic gymnastics
2021	2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Trampoline
2022	2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Trampoline

Aesthetic group gymnastics

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
2018	2018 Pan American Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships	Santos	Canada Rhythmic Expressions	Brazil Cuba Team	None awarded
2020	2020 Pan American Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships	Toronto	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

See also

• Gymnastics at the Pan American Games
• South American Gymnastics Championships