Pan American Gymnastics Championships

The Pan American Gymnastics Union organizes Pan American Gymnastics Championships in different disciplines of gymnastics: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobic gymnastics. The Pan American Gymnastics Championships are considered by the International Gymnastics Federation to be the official continental championships for the Americas (comprising North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean). The entity also recognizes the South American Gymnastics Championships as the official continental championships for South America.[1]

History

Artistic gymnastics competitions have been contested in the Americas since 1946, at the fifth edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1951, the sport was contested at the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games, and in 1957 the first edition of the South American championships in artistic gymnastics was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1964, the North American Championships was contested for the first time. The meet would be staged until 1968, and in 1969 the competition changed its name to Copa de las Americas (Cup of the Americas) to allow South American nations to compete.[2] The event was held in Mexico City, Mexico, and this was the first time a championships in artistic gymnastics was held on a continental level in the Americas.

With the development and growth of gymnastics around the world, rhythmic gymnastics became an Olympic event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which, in turn, helped the sport make its debut at the 1987 Pan American Games. The following year, a tournament for junior artistic gymnastics from the Americas was established (named the Junior Pan American Games), as well as a junior event for rhythmic gymnasts (named the Junior Rhythmic Pan American Championship).[3] Both events were held in Puerto Rico. The junior tournaments paved the way for a competition for senior artistic and rhythmic gymnasts in 1989, named the Pan American Cup.[3]

Both in 1969 and in 1989, the artistic gymnastics tournaments were officially continental cups, and the artistic gymnastics events at the Pan American Games were part of a multi-sport event. The concept for the Pan American Championships for senior gymnasts was first devised in 1993. The first edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in December 1993, in Maracaibo, Venezuela.[4] The competition, however, was first postponed to February 1994, then to September 1994 as a second edition of the Pan American Cup.[5][6] The tournament was ultimately held as the Junior Pan American Cup in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, with no rights for senior gymnasts to compete.[7]

It was not until 1997 that the first edition of the Senior Pan American Championships was officially organized in Medellín, Colombia. Two disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament was supposed to be the second edition of the Pan American Cup, but was eventually titled Pan American Championships.[8][9] A similar competition in artistic gymnastics for South American nations, the South American Gymnastics Championships, had existed since 1957. In 1999, the first edition of the Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Mérida, Venezuela. In 2004, the Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships were organized for the first time in Tampa, United States. Since 2015, Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships have also been contested.

Senior events

Artistic gymnastics

Year Event Location Ref.
1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Colombia Medellín [10]
2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mexico Cancún [11]
2004 2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Venezuela Maracaibo [12]
2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro [13]
2008 2008 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Argentina Rosario [14][15]
2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mexico Guadalajara [16]
2012 2012 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Colombia Medellín [17]
2013 2013 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Puerto Rico San Juan [18]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Canada Mississauga [19]
2016 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Bolivia Sucre [20]
2017 2017 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Peru Lima [21]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Peru Lima [21]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Year Event Location Ref.
1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Colombia Medellín [10]
2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mexico Cancún [11]
2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Brazil Vitória [13]
2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mexico Guadalajara [16]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Canada Mississauga [19]
2016 2016 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Mexico Merida [22]
2017 2017 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships United States Daytona Beach [23]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Peru Lima [21]

Trampoline and tumbling

Year Event Edition Location Ref.
2004 2004 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships I United States Tampa [24]
2006 2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships II Mexico Monterrey [25]
2008 2008 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships III Argentina Buenos Aires [14]
2010 2010 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships IV United States Daytona Beach [16]
2012 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships V Mexico Querétaro [26]
2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VI Canada Mississauga [19]
2016 2016 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships VII Colombia Bogotá [27]
2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VIII Peru Lima [21]

Aerobic gymnastics

Year Event Edition Location Ref.
1999 1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships I Venezuela Mérida [28]
2001 2001 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships II Chile Santiago [28]
2005 2005 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships III Mexico Mexico City [28]
2006 2006 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IV Venezuela San Cristobal [28]
2007 2007 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships V Mexico Morelos [28]
2009 2009 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VI Mexico Morelos [28]
2010 2010 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VII Brazil Balneário Camboriú [16]
2011 2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VIII Venezuela Yaracuy [29]
2012 2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IX Mexico Acapulco [26]
2013 2013 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships X Chile Santiago [28]
2015 2015 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XI Mexico Morelos [30]
2016 2016 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XII Peru Lima [31]
2017 2017 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIII Colombia Bogotá [32]
2018 2018 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIV Peru Lima [33]

Acrobatic gymnastics

Year Event Edition Location Ref.
2015 2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships I Puerto Rico Caguas [34]
2017 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships II United States Daytona Beach [23]

All-time medal table

Artistic gymnastics

1997–2018, senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)473518100
2 Brazil (BRA)21263279
3 Cuba (CUB)20211253
4 Mexico (MEX)116926
5 Venezuela (VEN)1013831
6 Colombia (COL)9141134
7 Puerto Rico (PUR)6121331
8 Canada (CAN)69924
9 Guatemala (GUA)5128
10 Argentina (ARG)4101428
11 Chile (CHI)33511
12 Dominican Republic (DOM)3014
13 Peru (PER)1113
14 Ecuador (ECU)0101
15 Uruguay (URU)0022
Totals (15 nations)146152137435

Rhythmic gymnastics

1997–2018, senior events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2621956
2 Brazil (BRA)20171855
3 Mexico (MEX)14171849
4 Canada (CAN)54615
5 Cuba (CUB)46616
6 Argentina (ARG)14510
7 Venezuela (VEN)0044
8 Chile (CHI)0033
Totals (8 nations)706969208

Junior events

The first edition of the Pan American Championships for youth and junior gymnasts was scheduled to take place in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in 1986.[35][36] The competition, however, was postponed to 1987 and ultimately canceled.[37] Eventually, the first edition of the championships was held in 1988 in Puerto Rico.[3]

Year Event Location Discipline(s) competed Ref.
1988 1988 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Puerto Rico Ponce Artistic gymnastics [3]
1988 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Puerto Rico Salinas Rhythmic gymnastics [3]
1990 1990 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships United States Tallahassee Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [38][39]
1992 1992 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships Brazil São Paulo Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [7][40][41]
1994 1994 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mexico Monterrey Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [7][42][41]
1996 1996 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships Guatemala Guatemala City Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [43][41]
1998 1998 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships United States Houston Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [44][41]
2000 2000 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Brazil Curitiba Artistic gymnastics [45]
2000 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Venezuela San Felipe Rhythmic gymnastics [46]
2002 2002 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [47][48]
2004 2004 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships El Salvador San Salvador Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [49]
2006 2006 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Canada Québec Artistic gymnastics [50]
2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships Mexico Monterrey Trampoline [51]
2007 2007 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Guatemala Guatemala City Artistic gymnastics [52]
2007 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Venezuela San Cristóbal Rhythmic gymnastics [53]
2009 2009 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Cuba Havana Rhythmic gymnastics [54]
2009 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Brazil Aracaju Artistic gymnastics [54]
2012 2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships Mexico Acapulco Aerobic gymnastics [26]
2012 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Colombia Medellín Artistic gymnastics [17]
2012 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Argentina Córdoba Rhythmic gymnastics [55]
2014 2014 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships United States Daytona Beach Rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling [19]
2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Brazil Aracaju Artistic gymnastics [19]
2015 2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships Puerto Rico Caguas Acrobatic gymnastics [34]
2016 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Bolivia Sucre Artistic gymnastics [20]
2016 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Mexico Merida Rhythmic gymnastics [20]
2017 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships United States Daytona Beach Acrobatic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics [23][56]
2018 2018 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Colombia Medellin Rhythmic gymnastics [57]
2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Argentina Buenos Aires Artistic gymnastics [21]
2018 Junior Pan American Trampoline Championships Bolivia Cochabamba Trampoline and tumbling [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FIG competition search
  2. ↑ Reet Nurmberg - A history of competitive gymnastics in Canada (1970)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 USA Gymnastics 1988
  4. ↑ USA Gymnastics - November/December 1993
  5. ↑ Technique Magazine - February 1994
  6. ↑ USA Gymnastics - July/August 1994
  7. 1 2 3 USA Gymnastics - Mike Dutka
  8. ↑ Technique magazine - July 1997
  9. ↑ Gimnasia Artistica - EF Deportes (in Spanish)
  10. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 1997
  11. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 2001
  12. ↑ USA Gym archived events 2004
  13. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 2005
  14. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 2008
  15. ↑ 2008 Pan-Am results
  16. 1 2 3 4 USA Gym archived events 2010
  17. 1 2 Sagreras (2)
  18. ↑ USA Gym archived events 2013
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 USA Gym archived events 2014
  20. 1 2 3 2016 FEDCOLFGIM calendar
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brazilian Gymnastics Federation - Calendars (in Portuguese)
  22. ↑ Yucatán.mx
  23. 1 2 3 FIG - 2017 Pan American Championships
  24. ↑ USA Gymnastics Nov/Dec 2004
  25. ↑ USA Gymnastics 2006 events
  26. 1 2 3 USA Gym archived events 2012
  27. ↑ FIG event status
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FIG website
  29. ↑ USA Gym archived events 2011
  30. ↑ Zocalo Deportes
  31. ↑ 2016 FDPG calendar Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  32. ↑ FIG 2017
  33. ↑ Unión Panamericana de Gimnasia [@UPAG_PAGU] (25 August 2018). "Noticias Importantes: Próximos Eventos" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  34. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 2015
  35. ↑ USA Gymnastics 1986
  36. ↑ Technique Magazine 1986
  37. ↑ Technique Magazine - March 1987
  38. ↑ Strug Archived 2016-05-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  39. ↑ Ginásticas (in Portuguese)
  40. ↑ Gymn Forum
  41. 1 2 3 4 Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG)
  42. ↑ Instituto Ananda
  43. ↑ Ritmica Argentina 1996 (in Spanish)
  44. ↑ USA Gym archived events 1998
  45. ↑ Federico Molinari's official website
  46. ↑ Ritmica Argentina 2000 (in Spanish)
  47. ↑ USA Gym archived events 2002
  48. ↑ Ritmica Argentina 2002 (in Spanish)
  49. ↑ Grace Click
  50. ↑ Coach Marcos Goto
  51. ↑ USA Gymnastics 2006 results
  52. ↑ Gymnastics Results
  53. ↑ 2007 Junior Rhythmic Pan Ams
  54. 1 2 USA Gym archived events 2009
  55. ↑ Slideshare
  56. ↑ USA Gymnastics 2017
  57. ↑ Colombian Gymnastics Federation
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