| Water polo at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Water polo is inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, when Buenos Aires was the host. The women's event made its debut in 1999. The United States is the most successful country, winning 16 out of 22 tournaments.
| Nation | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
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 Argentina |  | |  |  | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 14 | |||||
 Brazil | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 18 | |
 British West Indies | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | 16 | |||
 Chile | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||||
 Dominican Republic | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
 United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
 Venezuela | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
| WOMEN'S WATER POLO AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES | |||||
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| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg, Canada |  Canada |  United States |  Brazil | |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | United States | Canada | Brazil | |
| 2007 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | United States | Canada |  Cuba | |
| 2011 Details | Guadalajara, Mexico | United States | Canada | Brazil | |
| 2015 Details | Toronto, Canada | United States | Canada | Brazil | |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | United States | Canada | Brazil | |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | United States | Canada | Brazil | |
| Nation | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Brazil | | | 4 | | | | | 7 |
| Canada | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Chile | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Cuba | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Mexico | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Peru | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| United States | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Cuba | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
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