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Baseball at the Pan American Games

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Baseball at the Pan American Games
No. of events2 (men: 1; women: 1)

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. Cubans field their strongest players, while the Americans sent college players, as the schedule does not allow MLB players to participate.[1][2] In 2013, a women's tournament was added to the program, effective with the 2015 Games.[3] A total of seven men and five women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3] In 2019, the women's tournament was not held, while the men's tournament shrank to 8 teams.

Men's tournament

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place
1951
Details
Argentina
Buenos Aires

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Nicaragua
1955
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Mexico
Mexico City

Dominican Republic

United States

Venezuela

Mexico
1959
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United States
Chicago

Venezuela

Puerto Rico

United States

Cuba
1963
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Brazil
São Paulo

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Venezuela
1967
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Canada
Winnipeg

United States

Cuba

Puerto Rico

Mexico
1971
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Colombia
Cali

Cuba

United States

Colombia

Canada
1975
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Mexico
Mexico City

Cuba

United States

Venezuela

Mexico
1979
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Puerto Rico
San Juan

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

United States
1983
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Venezuela
Caracas

Cuba

Nicaragua

United States

Dominican Republic
1987
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United States
Indianapolis

Cuba

United States

Puerto Rico

Canada
1991
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Cuba
Havana

Cuba

Puerto Rico

United States

Dominican Republic
1995
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Argentina
Mar del Plata

Cuba

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico

Mexico
1999
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Canada
Winnipeg

Cuba

United States

Canada

Mexico
2003
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Nicaragua
2007
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Cuba

United States

Mexico

Nicaragua
None
2011
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Mexico
Guadalajara

Canada

United States

Cuba

Mexico
2015
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Canada
Toronto

Canada

United States

Cuba

Puerto Rico
2019
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Peru
Lima

Puerto Rico

Canada

Nicaragua

Colombia
2023
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Chile
Santiago

Colombia

Brazil

Mexico

Panama

Women's tournament

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place
2015
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Canada
Toronto

United States

Canada

Venezuela

Puerto Rico

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba121215
2 United States211316
3 Canada2215
4 Puerto Rico1247
5 Dominican Republic1102
6 Venezuela1034
7 Colombia1012
8 Nicaragua0224
9 Brazil0101
10 Mexico0055
Totals (10 entries)20202161

Men's participating nations

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Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years
 Argentina 8 6 7 3
 Aruba 6 7 2
 Bahamas 5 9 2
 Brazil 7 9 5 11 8 9 5 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9
 Canada 5 4 7 8 6 4 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11
 Chile 8 1
 Colombia 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 7 8 7 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
 Costa Rica 6 1
 Cuba 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 6 18
 Dominican Republic 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 14
 El Salvador 9 1
 Guatemala 7 8 8 3
 Mexico 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 9 4 9 6 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15
 Netherlands Antilles 5 10 8 9 10 5
 Nicaragua 4 7 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12
 Panama 7 5 7 6 6 8 4 7
 Peru 8 1
 Puerto Rico 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12
 United States 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 17
 Venezuela 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 5 7 8 6 7 12
Nations 8 5 9 5 5 9 9 9 11 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 8

Women's participating nations

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Nation 2015 Years
 Canada 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1
 Cuba 5 1
 Puerto Rico 4 1
 United States 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1
 Venezuela 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1
Nations 5

References

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  1. ^ Harral, Emily (31 August 2019). "The Utility Player: An Examination of the Role of Baseball in Cuban Society". eGrove. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Baseball".
  3. ^ a b "2015 Pan Am Games to include women's baseball". baseball.ca/. Baseball Canada. February 11, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.