Volleyball at the Pan American Games | |
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No. of events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Volleyball for both men and women has been played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged in Mexico City. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
2 | Brazil | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
3 | United States | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
5 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
7 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Peru | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Totals (10 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
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