Pan American Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Pan American Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

19editions

71sports & disciplines

1951–2023years

47most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1951	1955	1959	1963	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023	Editions
Association football																				19
Athletics																				19
Baseball																				19
Basketball																				19
Boxing																				19
Competitive swimming																				19
Fencing																				19
Gymnastics																				19
Rowing																				19
Water polo																				19
Weightlifting																				19
Diving																				18
Tennis																				18
Volleyball																				18
Cycle sport																				17
Equestrian sport																				17
Synchronized swimming																				16
Wrestling																				16
Field hockey																				15
Judo																				15
Shooting sports																				13
Archery																				12
Softball																				12
Table tennis																				12
Handball																				10
Modern pentathlon																				10
Taekwondo																				10
Badminton																				8
Beach volleyball																				8
Karate																				8
Squash																				8
Triathlon																				8
Bowling																				7
Canoeing																				7
Racquetball																				7
Artistic gymnastics																				5
Artistic roller skating																				4
Canoeing and kayaking																				4
Road bicycle racing																				4
Water skiing																				4
Golf																				3
Inline speed skating																				3
BMX																				2
Basque pelota																				2
Rhythmic gymnastics																				2
Roller hockey																				2
Rugby sevens																				2
Skating																				2
Surfing																				2
Ten-pin bowling																				2
Trampoline gymnastics																				2
Acrobatic gymnastics																				1
Bodybuilding																				1
Bowls																				1
Breakdance																				1
Cycling																				1
Esports																				1
Futsal																				1
Javelin throw																				1
Mountain biking																				1
Polo																				1
Roller sport																				1
Rugby																				1
Rugby union																				1
Sambo																				1
Speed skating																				1
Sport climbing																				1
Swordsmanship																				1
Track cycling																				1
Wheelchair rugby																				1
Windsurfing																				1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2023	2023 Pan American Games	Santiago	42	331
2019	2019 Pan American Games	Lima	47	439
2015	2015 Pan American Games	Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport	45	399
2011	2011 Pan American Games	Guadalajara	45	338
2007	2007 Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro	41	228
2003	2003 Pan American Games	Santo Domingo	34	110
1999	1999 Pan American Games	Winnipeg	34	109
1995	1995 Pan American Games	Mar del Plata	36	109
1991	1991 Pan American Games	Havana	27	108
1987	1987 Pan American Games	Indianapolis	28	103
1983	1983 Pan American Games	Caracas	24	94
1979	1979 Pan American Games	San Juan	26	92
1975	1975 Pan American Games	Mexico City	21	89
1971	1971 Pan American Games	Cali	19	83
1967	1967 Pan American Games	Winnipeg	20	71
1963	1963 Pan American Games	São Paulo	21	71
1959	1959 Pan American Games	Chicago	18	69
1955	1955 Pan American Games	Mexico City	18	68
1951	1951 Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Campo de Mayo	18	55