Baseball at the Pan American Games

The baseball tournament at the Pan American Games has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world, even higher than the Olympic Games. This is because the level of competition is higher than in the Olympics, where only two teams from the Americas traditionally were permitted to qualify. Professionals are allowed in this tournament. However, no active MLB players have ever participated. Cuba has dominated the tournament since its inception. In 2013, a women's tournament was added to the program, effective with the 2015 Games.[1] A total of seven men and five women's teams compete in each tournament respectively.[1]

Men's tournament

Year Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
1951
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Argentina
Buenos Aires

Cuba

United States

Mexico
1955
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Mexico
Mexico City

Dominican Republic

United States

Venezuela
1959
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United States
Chicago

Venezuela

Puerto Rico

United States
1963
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Brazil
São Paulo

Cuba

United States

Mexico
1967
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Canada
Winnipeg

United States

Cuba

Puerto Rico
1971
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Colombia
Cali

Cuba

United States

Colombia
1975
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Mexico
Mexico City

Cuba

United States

Venezuela
1979
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Puerto Rico
San Juan

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico
1983
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Venezuela
Caracas

Cuba

Nicaragua

United States
1987
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United States
Indianapolis

Cuba

United States

Puerto Rico
1991
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Cuba
Havana

Cuba

Puerto Rico

United States
1995
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Argentina
Mar del Plata

Cuba

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico
1999
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Canada
Winnipeg

Cuba

United States

Canada
2003
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo

Cuba

United States

Mexico
2007
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Nicaragua
2011
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Mexico
Guadalajara

Canada

United States

Cuba
2015
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Canada
Toronto

Canada

United States

Cuba

Women's tournament

Year Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2015
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Canada
Toronto

United States

Canada

Venezuela

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba121215
2 United States211316
3 Canada2114
4 Dominican Republic1102
5 Venezuela1034
6 Puerto Rico0246
7 Nicaragua0213
8 Mexico0044
9 Colombia0011
Totals (9 nations)18181955


Men's participating nations

Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Years
 Argentina86Q2
 Aruba672
 Bahamas592
 Brazil7951189578
 Canada54786483rd, bronze medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)10
 Colombia63rd, bronze medalist(s)67876
 Costa Rica61
 Cuba1st, gold medalist(s)41st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)16
 Dominican Republic1st, gold medalist(s)8752nd, silver medalist(s)446755512
 El Salvador91
 Guatemala7883
 Mexico3rd, bronze medalist(s)453rd, bronze medalist(s)49496443rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)414
 Netherlands Antilles51089105
 Nicaragua4782nd, silver medalist(s)552nd, silver medalist(s)543rd, bronze medalist(s)612
 Panama7576686
 PeruQ 1
 Puerto Rico2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)583rd, bronze medalist(s)93rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)7411
 United States2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)43rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)92nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)17
 Venezuela53rd, bronze medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)463rd, bronze medalist(s)6578611
Nations85 95 59 9911 89 10998 8 7 8

Women's participating nations

Nation 2015 Years
 Canada2nd, silver medalist(s)1
 Cuba51
 Puerto Rico41
 United States1st, gold medalist(s)1
 Venezuela3rd, bronze medalist(s)1
Nations5

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Pan Am Games to include women's baseball". baseball.ca/. Baseball Canada. February 11, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
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