- Logo of the cancelled 1975 Pan American Games
- Logo of the 2023 Pan American Games
Chile at the Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | CHI |
NOC | Comité Olímpico de Chile |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Chile is one of participating countries in the Pan American Games , the largest multi-sport event in the Americas. The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCH) is the National Olympic Committee for the country and the main organizer for its participation at the Pan American Games.
Chile is one of the six countries that has participated in every edition of the Pan American Games since the 1951 edition, even considering the only Winter edition held in 1990. [n 1]
After several failed attempts to organize the Games, Santiago hosted the 2023 Pan American Games. At those Games, Chile won 79 medals, being its most successful participation. The largest amount of gold medals was reached in the 2019 Pan American Games, when Chilean athletes received a total of 13 gold medals.
Chile has hosted the Pan American Games once:
Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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2023 Pan American Games | Santiago | October 20 - November 5 | 41 | 6,909 | 425 |
Before 2023, Santiago was expected to host the Pan American Games on different occasions but the events were eventually cancelled:
Hosting edition | |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold medals | Total medals | |
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1951 Buenos Aires | 8 | 19 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 3 | [4] |
1955 Mexico City | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 4 | [5] |
1959 Chicago | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | [6] |
1963 São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | [7] |
1967 Winnipeg | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | [8] |
1971 Cali | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | [9] |
1975 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | [10] |
1979 San Juan | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | [11] |
1983 Caracas | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | [12] |
1987 Indianapolis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | [13] |
1991 Havana | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | [14] |
1995 Mar del Plata | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 10 | [15] |
1999 Winnipeg | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | [16] |
2003 Santo Domingo | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 10 | [17] |
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 11 | [18] |
2011 Guadalajara | 3 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 9 | [19] |
2015 Toronto | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 10 | [19] |
2019 Lima | 13 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 8 | |
2023 Santiago | 12 | 31 | 36 | 79 | 8 | 6 | |
Total | 69 | 141 | 205 | 415 | 9 | 9 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Athletics | 16 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
Rowing | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
Equestrian | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
Cycling | 6 | 14 | 16 | 36 |
Roller sports | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
Karate | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Tennis | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
Shooting | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
Sailing | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
Boxing | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
Water skiing | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
Weightlifting | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Judo | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Swimming | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Beach volleyball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Fencing | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Canoeing | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Football | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Basketball | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Archery | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Field hockey | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Handball | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Modern pentathlon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Rugby sevens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Surfing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Basque pelota | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Racquetball | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Golf | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Squash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bodybuilding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Breaking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (36 entries) | 69 | 141 | 205 | 415 |
Summer | |||
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Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & year |
Artistic swimming | 5th | Antonia Mella Isidora Letelier Josefa Morales Nicolás Campos Rocio Vargas Soledad García Theodora Garrido Trinidad García Valentina Valdivia | Team in 2023 |
Badminton | 5th | Cristián Araya and Esteban Mujica | Men's doubles in 2011 |
Ashley Montre and Constanza Naranjo | Women's doubles in 2019 | ||
Alonso Medel and Vania Díaz | Mixed doubles in 2023 | ||
Baseball | 8th | Chile men's team | Men's tournament in 2023 |
Bowling | 7th | Verónica Valdebenito and María José Caro | Women's doubles in 2023 |
Diving | 5th | Wendy Espina and Paula Sotomayor | Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard in 2011 |
Softball | 8th | Chile women's team | Women's tournament in 2023 |
Sport climbing | 5th | Alejandra Contreras | Women's boulder & lead in 2023 |
Volleyball | 4th | Chile men's team | Men's tournament in 2019 |
Water polo | 5th | Chile men's team | Men's tournament in 1951 |
Winter | |||
Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & year |
Alpine skiing | > 10th | details not available (1990) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold medals | Total medals | |
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1990 Las Leñas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | [20] |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold medals | Total medals |
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2021 Cali-Valle | 12 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 8th | 6th |
2025 Asunción | Future event | |||||
Total | 12 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 8th | 6th |
The 1975 Pan American Games, officially known as the VII Pan American Games and commonly known as Mexico 1975, were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seven years, after the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
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. Canada is also one of nine countries to have competed at the only Winter Pan American Games, and only of one two to win a medal at the games.
Argentina has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951, in which it hosted. Argentina competed in the first ever Pan American Winter Games in 1990; however, it failed to get medals.
Brazil has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951.The Brazil Olympic Committee (COB) is the National Olympic Committee for Brazil.
Antigua and Barbuda has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the eighth edition of the multi-sport event in 1979. However, Antigua and Barbuda participated in the 1959 Pan American Games as part of the British West Indies and future Prime Minister Lester Bird won a bronze medal in the long jump. Sprinter Heather Samuel won Antigua and Barbuda's first Pan Am medal in 1995, a bronze in the women's 100 metres. Sprinter, Brendan Christian won Antigua and Barbuda's first gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. To date, all five of Antigua and Barbuda's medals have been won in the sport of track and field. Antigua and Barbuda did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
The Bahamas has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955. Bahamas did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
Aruba has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the tenth edition of the multi-sport event in 1987. Aruba did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
Barbados at the Pan American Games.
Belize has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event in 1967. Belize did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990. Belize's only two medals were won in softball.
Bermuda at the Pan American Games.
Bolivia has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event in 1967. The first Bolivian medal was a silver in the 1991 taekwondo tournament. Since then the country has won one gold medal, three silver medals, and eight bronze medals between 2003 and 2019. Aside from two silver medals in taekwondo and tennis, and a bronze in cycling, all the other medals came from racquetball. As of the last Pan American Games in 2023, Bolivia is twenty-third on the all time medals list. Bolivia competed in the first ever Pan American Winter Games in 1990, however it failed to medal.
The British Virgin Islands has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the ninth edition of the multi-sport event in 1983. The British Virgin Islands did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
The Cayman Islands has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the ninth edition of the multi-sport event in 1987. The Cayman Islands did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
Guyana has competed in sixteen editions of the Pan American Games, accruing eighteen medals.
The Netherlands Antilles competed at every edition of the Pan American Games from the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955 until the 2011 games. Netherlands Antilles did not compete at the only Winter Pan American Games. 2011 marked the last appearance for the country, albeit under the Pan American Sports Organization flag. Since 2015, Curaçaoan and St. Maartener athletes have been eligible to represent Aruba.
The 1975 Pan American Games, officially known as the VII Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975. At the Games, 3,146 athletes selected from 33 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 19 sports. Twenty-three nations earned medals during the competition, and nine won at least one gold medal.
The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as the II Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, 1955. At the Games, 2,583 athletes selected from 21 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 17 sports. Seventeen nations earned medals during the competition, and twelve won at least one gold medal.
PASO received two bids to host the 2023 Pan American Games and Parapan games from Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Later in the bidding process, Buenos Aires withdrew their bid, leaving Santiago as the sole bidder. Santiago was elected as the host city on November 4, 2017. PASO originally intended to hold the host city election in Lima, Peru which would also be the venue of the 55th PASO General Assembly, but moved the venue to Prague, Czech Republic, the venue of the 22nd ANOC General Assembly to allow Peru to focus on Pan American Games preparations.
Two cities submitted bids to host the 1975 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization. On August 29, 1969, Santiago was selected unanimously over San Juan to host the VII Pan American Games by PASO at its 10th general assembly, held in Cali, Colombia.
This is a list of records and statistics of the football men's tournament in the Pan American Games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1951.