| Table tennis at the Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| No. of events | 7 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 1) |
Table tennis has been held at the Pan American Games since the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1]
| Table tennis at the Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| No. of events | 7 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 1) |
Table tennis has been held at the Pan American Games since the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1]
| Event | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Men's team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Women's team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Events | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games .
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 25 | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 |  Canada | 8 | 9 | 27 | 44 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 |  Argentina | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 9 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 62 | 62 | 116 | 240 | |
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