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| Sport | Softball |
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| Continent | Pan America |
The Pan American Junior Women's Softball Championship is the main championship tournament between national women softball teams in Pan America, governed by the Pan American Softball Federation.
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| Sport | Softball |
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| Continent | Pan America |
The Pan American Junior Women's Softball Championship is the main championship tournament between national women softball teams in Pan America, governed by the Pan American Softball Federation.
| Year | Host | Final | Semifinalists | ||||
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| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
| 2002 |  Hermosillo |  United States |  Canada |  Argentina |  Netherlands Antilles | ||
| 2006 |  Maunabo | United States |  Puerto Rico |  Venezuela | Canada | ||
| 2010 |  Bogotá | United States | Canada | Puerto Rico |  Brazil | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Nation | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3 |
 Aruba | - | 8th | - | 1 |
 Brazil | - | - | 4th | 1 |
 Canada | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3 |
 Colombia | - | 9th | 11th | 2 |
 Dominican Republic | - | - | 6th | 1 |
 Ecuador | - | 7th | 9th | 2 |
 Guatemala | 6th | - | 13th | 2 |
 Jamaica | 7th | - | - | 1 |
 Mexico | 5th | - | 10th | 2 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 4th | 6th | 7th | 3 |
 Peru | - | - | 12th | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | - | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
 United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
 Venezuela | - | 3rd | 8th | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 9 | 13 |
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