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. Cuba has dominated the tournament since its inception. In 2013 a women's tournament was added to the program.[1] A total of seven men and five women's teams will 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

Woman´s Tournament

Year Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2015
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Canada
Toronto

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Cuba 121114
2  United States 110314
3  Dominican Republic 1102
4  Venezuela 1023
5  Canada 1012
6  Puerto Rico 0246
7  Nicaragua 0213
8  Mexico 0044
9  Colombia 0011
Total 16 16 17 49

Men´s Participating nations

Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Years
 Argentina8 6 2
 Aruba 6 7 2
 Bahamas 5 9 2
 Brazil 7 9 5 11 8 9 57 8
 Canada 5 4 7 86 48 3rd 1st Q 10
 Colombia 6 3rd 6 7 8 5
 Costa Rica 6 1
 Cuba1st 41st 2nd 1st1st 1st 1st1st 1st 1st1st 1st 1st 3rd 15
 Dominican Republic 1st 8 75 2nd 4 4 6 75 5 11
 El Salvador 9 1
 Guatemala 7 88 3
 Mexico3rd 4 5 3rd 4 9 4 9 6 4 4 3rd 3rd 4 14
 Netherlands Antilles 5 10 8 9 10 5
 Nicaragua4 7 8 2nd 5 52nd 5 43rd Q 11
 Panama 7 5 7 66 8 6
 Puerto Rico 2nd 3rd 58 3rd 9 3rd2nd 3rd 7 10
 United States2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd2nd 4 3rd2nd 3rd9 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd Q 17
 Venezuela5 3rd 1st 4 6 3rd6 5 7 8 6 11
Nations 85 95 59 9 911 89 10 9 9 8 8 7

Woman´s Participating nations

Nation 2015 Years
 CanadaQ 1
 CubaQ 1
 Puerto RicoQ 1
 United StatesQ 1
 VenezuelaQ 1
Nations 5

See also

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