# Basketball at the Pan American Games

Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata due the lack of participating teams.

## Men's tournament

Pan American Games :
| Years | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 1951 Details | Buenos Aires, Argentina | United States | Argentina | Brazil | Cuba |
| 1955 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | United States | Argentina | Brazil | Mexico |
| 1959 Details | Chicago, United States | United States | Puerto Rico | Brazil | Mexico |
| 1963 Details | São Paulo, Brazil | United States | Brazil | Puerto Rico | Uruguay |
| 1967 Details | Winnipeg, Canada | United States | Mexico | Panama | Cuba |
| 1971 Details | Cali, Colombia | Brazil | Puerto Rico | Cuba | Mexico |
| 1975 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | United States | Puerto Rico | Brazil | Mexico |
| 1979 Details | San Juan, Puerto Rico | United States | Puerto Rico | Brazil | Cuba |
| 1983 Details | Caracas, Venezuela | United States | Brazil | Mexico | Canada |
| 1987 Details | Indianapolis, United States | Brazil | United States | Puerto Rico | Mexico |
| 1991 Details | Havana, Cuba | Puerto Rico | Mexico | United States | Cuba |
| 1995 Details | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Argentina | United States | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg, Canada | Brazil | United States | Puerto Rico | Argentina |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | United States |
| 2007 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 2011 Details | GuadalajaraMexico | Puerto Rico | Mexico | United States | Dominican Republic |
| 2015 Details | Toronto, Canada | Brazil | Canada | United States | Dominican Republic |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | Argentina | Puerto Rico | United States | Dominican Republic |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | Venezuela | Brazil | Mexico |
| 2027 Details | Lima, Peru | | | | |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |

### Participation details

| Team | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina | | | – | – | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 7th | | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | | | 17 |
| Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Brazil | | | | | 7th | | | | | | 5th | | | | | 5th | | – | | 18 |
| Canada | – | – | 5th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 10th | – | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | | – | – | 14 |
| Chile | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 2 |
| Colombia | 10th | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cuba | 4th | 5th | 6th | – | 4th | | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | – | – | 6th | | – | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8 |
| Ecuador | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| El Salvador | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Haiti | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mexico | 8th | 4th | 4th | 7th | | 4th | 4th | 8th | | 4th | | 5th | – | 5th | – | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 17 |
| Panama | 6th | – | – | – | | 6th | – | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 8th | 7 |
| Paraguay | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Peru | – | – | – | 5th | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | | | 5th | | | | 6th | | | 6th | | | | | 6th | | 7th | 17 |
| Suriname | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| United States | | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | 4th | 5th | | | | – | 18 |
| Uruguay | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 8th | | 8th | – | 6th | – | 9 |
| Venezuela | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | 8th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | | 8 |
| Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10th | 10th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 6 |
| Nations | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |

## Women's tournament

Pan American Games :
| Years | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 1955 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | United States | Chile | Brazil | Mexico |
| 1959 Details | Chicago, United States | United States | Brazil | Chile | Canada |
| 1963 Details | São Paulo, Brazil | United States | Brazil | Chile | Canada |
| 1967 Details | Winnipeg, Canada | Brazil | United States | Canada | Mexico |
| 1971 Details | Cali, Colombia | Brazil | United States | Cuba | Mexico |
| 1975 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | United States | Mexico | Cuba | Brazil |
| 1979 Details | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Cuba | United States | Canada | Brazil |
| 1983 Details | Caracas, Venezuela | United States | Cuba | Brazil | Canada |
| 1987 Details | Indianapolis, United States | United States | Brazil | Canada | Cuba |
| 1991 Details | Havana, Cuba | Brazil | Cuba | United States | Canada |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg, Canada | Cuba | Canada | United States | Brazil |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Cuba | United States | Brazil | Canada |
| 2007 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | United States | Brazil | Cuba | Canada |
| 2011 Details | Guadalajara, Mexico | Puerto Rico | Mexico | Brazil | Colombia |
| 2015 Details | Toronto, Canada | Canada | United States | Cuba | Brazil |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | Brazil | United States | Puerto Rico | Colombia |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | Brazil | Colombia | Argentina | Cuba |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |

### Participation details

| Team | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8 |
| Bolivia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 17 |
| Canada | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 1st | 6th | - | 16 |
| Chile | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4 |
| Colombia | - | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | 5th | 4th | - | 4th | 2nd | 7 |
| Cuba | - | - | - | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | - | 3rd | - | 4th | 12 |
| Dominican Republic | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | 8th | - | - | 4 |
| Ecuador | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| El Salvador | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Jamaica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | - | - | - | 2 |
| Mexico | 4th | 5th | - | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | - | 5th | - | - | - | 7th | 2nd | - | - | 8th | 10 |
| Paraguay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 1 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 6 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | - | 16 |
| Venezuela | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 5th | 3 |
| Virgin Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## 3x3 basketball
### Men's tournament

Pan American Games :
| Years | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | United States | Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | United States | Chile | Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |

### Women's tournament

Pan American Games :
| Years | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | United States | Argentina | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | United States | Colombia | Chile | Puerto Rico |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |