The Pan American Table Tennis Championships is a table tennis tournament for countries in the Americas. It was first held in 2017 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The tournament is a joint effort of the Latin American Table Tennis Union and the Northern American Table Tennis Union. Since its first edition, the tournament has included seven competitions; namely, men's single, double and team; women's single, double and team; and mixed doubles.
| Edition | Year | Location | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 |  Cartagena de Indias, Colombia | September 11–17, 2017 | [1] |
| 2 | 2018 |  Santiago, Chile | November 20–25, 2018 | [2] |
| 3 | 2019 |  Asunción, Paraguay | September 3–8, 2019 | [3] |
| 4 | 2021 |  Lima, Peru | November 13–19, 2021 | |
| 5 | 2022 | Santiago, Chile | October 31–November 6, 2022 | |
| 6 | 2023 |  Havana, Cuba | September 10–17, 2023 |
Updated after 2023 edition
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 20 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 |  United States | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico | 7 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Chile | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 |  Canada | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 |  Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 42 | 40 | 80 | 162 | |
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