Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 13–19 November 2021 | ||
Edition | 4th | ||
Venue | VIDENA | ||
Location | Lima, Peru | ||
Champions | |||
Men's singles | Hugo Calderano | ||
Women's singles | Adriana Díaz | ||
Men's doubles | Gastón Alto Horacio Cifuentes | ||
Women's doubles | Adriana Díaz Melanie Díaz | ||
Mixed doubles | Vitor Ishiy Bruna Takahashi | ||
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The 2021 Pan American Table Tennis Championships were held in Lima, Peru from 13 to 19 November 2021. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Chile | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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