Canada at the Pan American Games explained

Noc:	CAN
Nocname:	Canadian Olympic Committee
Games:	Pan American Games
Gold:	536
Silver:	775
Bronze:	920
Rank:	3

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.^[1] 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	Nations	Participants	Events -->
		July 23 – August 6			-->
		July 23 – August 8			-->
		July 10 – July			-->

Pan American Games

Medals by games

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Year	Host city	of athletes^[2]	Rank
1951	Buenos Aires		Did not participate
	Mexico City	24	5th
	Chicago	177	5th
	São Paulo	134	3rd
	Winnipeg ¹	438	2nd
	Cali	319	3rd
	Mexico City	343	3rd
	San Juan	451	3rd
	Caracas	376	3rd
	Indianapolis	469	3rd
	Havana	457	3rd
	Mar del Plata	470	3rd
	Winnipeg ¹	618	3rd
	Santo Domingo	421	3rd
	Rio de Janeiro	468	4th
	Guadalajara	492	5th
	Toronto ¹	713	2nd
	Lima	477	4th
	Santiago	469	4th
Total			3rd

Notes

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, basque pelota and BMX freestyle cycling.

As of the conclusion of the 2019 Pan American Games

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer
Sport	Rank	Athlete	Event and year
	Did not participate
	Did not participate
	7th		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.

	Sport	References
19
18		^[3] ^[4]
17		^[5]
16	Football (soccer)	^[6]
15		^[7]
14		^[8]
13		^[9]
12
11	Equestrian (Dressage)
10
9		^[10]
8		^[11]
7
6		^[12]
5	Athletics (track and field)	^[13]
4
3
2

Winter Pan American Games

Medals by games

Year	Ref.	Edition	Host city	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1990				2nd
Total				2nd

Medals by sport

Junior Pan American Games

Medals by games

Year	Ref.	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	^[14]	14th	4	1	5	10
	^[15]	Future event
Total		14th	4	1	5	10

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Mixed doubles
			Women's singles
			Men's singles
	Yamina Lahyanssa		Women's 50 kg
			Women's uneven bars
			Men's 58 kg
			Women's artistic individual all-around
			Women's team
			Mixed doubles
			Men's singles

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				^[16]
1		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
1		Karate

Notes and References

http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/02_juegos/resultados.asp?id_sede=14 All time medals list
Kidd. Bruce. Field. Russell. Canada and the Pan-American Games. 7 March 2016. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 33. 1–2. 217–238. 10.1080/09523367.2016.1152960. 147447948 . 16 July 2020.
News: 23 July 2019. The Canadian Press. Field hockey captain Scott Tupper named Canada's Pan Am flag-bearer. Toronto Star.
23 July 2019. Scott Tupper tapped as Team Canada's Lima 2019 Opening Ceremony flag bearer. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 July 2019.
Web site: Mark Oldershaw to lead Team Canada at TO2015 as flag bearer . Hossain. Asif . 1 July 2015 . www.olympic.ca/ . Canadian Olympic Committee. 1 July 2015.
News: 4 October 2011. Christine Sinclair named Pan Am Games flag bearer. CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 July 2020.
News: Christie. James. 21 June 2007. Nattrass to lead Canadian Pan Am team. The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 July 2020.
Web site: Estamos Listos – Canada is Ready for the 2003 Pan American Games. 23 July 2003. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 16 July 2020. Who will be Canada’s flag bearer for the XIX Pan American Games? A three-time Pan American Team athlete, a six-time world champion, 11-time world record holder, and volunteer with “In the Wakes,” a program that helps underprivileged children reach their dreams. Jaret Llewellyn from water skiing will proudly lead his team into the stadium for the opening ceremonies on August 1..
News: Morris. Jim. 24 July 2020. Pan American Games open in Winnipeg. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 15 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20000303021211/http://www.winnipeg.cbc.ca/archives/panam99/index_fl.html. 3 March 2000.
News: 15 August 1983. Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games. The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 16 July 2020.
Web site: Sylvia Sweeney. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 16 July 2020. Won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games where was the Canadian team flag bearer.
News: Levett. Bruce. 31 July 1971. New faces representing Canada in Pan-Am games. Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer Alberta, Canada. 16 July 2020.
News: 24 July 1967. Rainstorm Mars Games' Opener. Calgary Herald. Calgary Alberta, Canada. 16 July 2020.
5 December 2021. Three Canadian athletes punch tickets to the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. 5 December 2021.
https://www.infobae.com/tag/junior-pan-american-games/ After the good performance hosting the 2022 South American Games, Asunción will host the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
19 November 2021. Aurélie Tran and Brian Yang named Team Canada Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 November 2021.