| Softball at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Softball tournaments have been held at the Pan American Games since 1979. [1] The men's tournament was discontinued after the 2003 Pan American Games, but made a comeback for the 2015 Pan American Games. [2]
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place |
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| 1979 Details |  San Juan |  Canada |  United States |  Puerto Rico | |
| 1983 Details |  Caracas | Canada | United States |  Panama | |
| 1987 Details | Indianapolis | Canada | United States |  Cuba | |
| 1991 Details | Havana | Canada | United States | Cuba | |
| 1995 Details |  Mar del Plata | Canada | United States | Cuba | |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg | Canada | United States | Cuba | |
| 2003 Details |  Santo Domingo | Canada | United States | Argentina | |
| 2015 Details | Toronto | Canada |  Venezuela | Argentina | United States |
| 2019 Details |  Lima | Argentina | United States |  Mexico | Cuba |
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Details | San Juan | United States | Puerto Rico |  Belize | Canada |
| 1983 Details | Caracas | Canada | United States | Belize | Puerto Rico |
| 1987 Details | Indianapolis | United States | Puerto Rico | Canada | Venezuela |
| 1991 Details | Havana | United States | Canada | Cuba | Puerto Rico |
| 1995 Details | Mar del Plata | United States | Puerto Rico | Cuba | Canada |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg | United States | Canada | Cuba |  Colombia |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo | United States | Canada | Dominican Republic | Cuba |
| 2007 Details |  Rio de Janeiro | United States | Canada Venezuela | None | Cuba |
| 2011 Details | Guadalajara | United States | Canada | Cuba | Venezuela |
| 2015 Details | Toronto | Canada | United States | Puerto Rico | Brazil |
| 2019 Details | Lima | United States | Canada | Puerto Rico | Mexico |
| 2023 Details |  Santiago | United States | Puerto Rico | Canada | Mexico |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Canada | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Belize | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 63 | |
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