# Canada at the Pan American Games

Canada has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the second edition of the multi-sport event in 1955. As of the last Pan American Games in 2019, Canada is third on the all time medals list, only behind the United States and Cuba. Canada is also one of nine countries to have competed at the only Winter Pan American Games, and only of one two (the other being the United States) to win a medal at the games.

## Hosted Games

Canada has hosted the Pan American Games on three occasions:
| Games | Host city | Dates |
| 1967 Pan American Games | Winnipeg | July 23 – August 6 |
| 1999 Pan American Games | Winnipeg | July 23 – August 8 |
| 2015 Pan American Games | Toronto | July 10 – July |

## Pan American Games
### Medals by games

| $^1$ | Hosting edition |
To sort the tables by host city, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.
| Year | Ref. | Edition | Host city | # of athletes | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1951 | | I | Buenos Aires | | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1955 | | II | Mexico City | 24 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 1959 | | III | Chicago | 177 | 5th | 7 | 21 | 28 | 46 |
| 1963 | | IV | São Paulo | 134 | 3rd | 10 | 27 | 25 | 62 |
| 1967 | | V | Winnipeg $^1$ | 438 | 2nd | 12 | 37 | 43 | 92 |
| 1971 | | VI | Cali | 319 | 3rd | 19 | 20 | 42 | 81 |
| 1975 | | VII | Mexico City | 343 | 3rd | 18 | 35 | 38 | 91 |
| 1979 | | VIII | San Juan | 451 | 3rd | 24 | 43 | 70 | 137 |
| 1983 | | IX | Caracas | 376 | 3rd | 22 | 41 | 55 | 118 |
| 1987 | | X | Indianapolis | 469 | 3rd | 30 | 57 | 75 | 162 |
| 1991 | | XI | Havana | 457 | 3rd | 22 | 46 | 59 | 127 |
| 1995 | | XII | Mar del Plata | 470 | 3rd | 47 | 61 | 69 | 177 |
| 1999 | | XIII | Winnipeg $^1$ | 618 | 3rd | 64 | 52 | 81 | 197 |
| 2003 | | XIV | Santo Domingo | 421 | 3rd | 29 | 57 | 42 | 128 |
| 2007 | | XV | Rio de Janeiro | 468 | 4th | 39 | 44 | 55 | 138 |
| 2011 | | XVI | Guadalajara | 492 | 5th | 30 | 40 | 49 | 119 |
| 2015 | | XVII | Toronto $^1$ | 713 | 2nd | 78 | 70 | 71 | 219 |
| 2019 | | XVIII | Lima | 477 | 4th | 35 | 65 | 52 | 152 |
| 2023 | | XIX | Santiago | 469 | 4th | 46 | 55 | 63 | 164 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3rd | 536 | 775 | 920 | 2,231 |

#### Notes

* ^a Some sources appoint 7 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 28 bronze medals, instead of 5, 19 and 24, respectively. This would result in a total of 56 medals earned during the 1959 Games, instead of 48.
* ^b Some sources appoint 10 gold medals and 25 bronze medals, instead of 11 and 26, respectively. This would result in a total of 62 medals earned during the 1963 Games, instead of 64.
* ^c Some sources appoint 12 gold medals, 37 silver medals and 43 bronze medals, instead of 17, 39 and 50, respectively. This would result in a total of 92 medals earned during the 1967 Games, instead of 106.
* ^d Some sources appoint 42 bronze medals, instead of 41. This would result in a total of 81 medals earned during the 1971 Games, instead of 80.
* ^e Some sources appoint 18 gold medals and 38 bronze medals, instead of 19 and 40, respectively. This would result in a total of 94 medals earned during the 1975 Games, instead of 91.
* ^f Some sources appoint 70 bronze medals, instead of 71. This would result in a total of 137 medals earned during the 1979 Games, instead of 138.
* ^g Some sources appoint 22 gold medals, 42 silver medals and 55 bronze medals, instead of 18, 44 and 47, respectively. This would result in a total of 119 medals earned during the 1983 Games, instead of 109.
* ^h Some sources appoint 57 silver medals, instead of 56. This would result in a total of 162 medals earned during the 1987 Games, instead of 161.
* ^i Some sources appoint 41 bronze medals, instead of 42. This would result in a total of 127 medals earned during the 2003 Games, instead of 128.
* ^j According to those sources, the historical medal table for Canada counts 455 gold medals, 655 silver medals and 802 bronze medals, instead of 456, 656 and 801, respectively. This would result in a total number of 1912 Pan American medals.

### Medals by sport

Canadians have won medals in most of the current Summer Pan American sports. The exceptions are 3x3 basketball, basque pelota and BMX freestyle cycling.
As of the conclusion of the 2019 Pan American Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 55 | 71 | 88 | 214 |
| Swimming | 53 | 122 | 144 | 319 |
| Gymnastics | 37 | 50 | 57 | 144 |
| Rowing | 33 | 39 | 30 | 102 |
| Cycling | 33 | 16 | 19 | 68 |
| Canoeing | 26 | 33 | 26 | 85 |
| Shooting | 23 | 43 | 59 | 125 |
| Diving | 23 | 19 | 22 | 64 |
| Badminton | 21 | 22 | 12 | 55 |
| Equestrian | 20 | 22 | 14 | 56 |
| Water skiing | 19 | 26 | 11 | 56 |
| Weightlifting | 18 | 21 | 40 | 79 |
| Wrestling | 15 | 37 | 66 | 118 |
| Judo | 15 | 24 | 45 | 84 |
| Squash | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| Artistic swimming | 11 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| Sailing | 11 | 19 | 20 | 50 |
| Softball | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Table tennis | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 |
| Fencing | 6 | 19 | 39 | 64 |
| Boxing | 6 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| Taekwondo | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| Archery | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| Field hockey | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| Bowling | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Rugby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Karate | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Baseball | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Water polo | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Tennis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Basketball | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Football | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Beach volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sambo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Racquetball | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Handball | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Roller sports | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Surfing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | 490 | 720 | 857 | 2,067 |
Best results in non-medaling sports:
Summer :
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event and year |
| 3x3 basketball | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Basque pelota | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| BMX freestyle | 7th | Jaden Chipman | Men's park in 2019 |

### Flag bearers
#### Opening ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games.
| # | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 19 | 2023 | Melissa Humana-Paredes Brandie Wilkerson | Beach volleyball |
| 18 | 2019 | Scott Tupper | Field hockey |
| 17 | 2015 | Mark Oldershaw | Canoeing |
| 16 | 2011 | Christine Sinclair | Football (soccer) |
| 15 | 2007 | Susan Nattrass | Shooting |
| 14 | 2003 | Jaret Llewellyn | Water skiing |
| 13 | 1999 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Cycling |
| 12 | 1995 | Paul Chohan | Field hockey |
| 11 | 1991 | Lorraine Stubbs | Equestrian (Dressage) |
| 10 | 1987 | Nancy Charlton | Field hockey |
| 9 | 1983 | Brad Farrow | Judo |
| 8 | 1979 | Sylvia Sweeney | Basketball |
| 7 | 1975 | | |
| 6 | 1971 | Henri Corbeil | Baseball |
| 5 | 1967 | George Puce | Athletics (track and field) |
| 4 | 1963 | | |
| 3 | 1959 | | |
| 2 | 1955 | | |

## Winter Pan American Games
### Medals by games

| Year | Ref. | Edition | Host city | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1990 | | I | Las Leñas | 2nd | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2nd | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |

## Junior Pan American Games
### Medals by games

| Year | Ref. | Edition | Host city | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2021 | | I | Cali-Valle | 14th | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | | II | Asunción | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 14th | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Badminton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Squash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |

### Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Brian Yang Rachel Chan | Badminton | Mixed doubles | November 29 |
| Gold | Rachel Chan | Badminton | Women's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Brian Yang | Badminton | Men's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Yamina Lahyanssa | Karate | Women's 50 kg | December 5 |
| Silver | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | November 28 |
| Bronze | Nicholas Hoefling | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | November 26 |
| Bronze | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | November 27 |
| Bronze | Hannah Blatt Sydney Maxwell Iman Shaheen | Squash | Women's team | November 30 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin Sophie Gauthier | Table tennis | Mixed doubles | December 1 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin | Table tennis | Men's singles | December 2 |

### Flag bearers
#### Opening ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Junior Pan American Games.
| # | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport | References |
| 1 | 2021 | Brian Yang | Badminton | |
| 1 | 2021 | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | |

#### Closing ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Junior Pan American Games.
| # | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport | Reference |
| 1 | 2021 | Remi Aubin | Gymnastics | |
| 1 | 2021 | Yamina Lahyanssa | Karate | |