Water polo at the Pan American Games

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

Water polo is inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, when Buenos Aires was the host. The women's event made its debut in 1999. The United States is the most successful country, winning 16 out of 22 tournaments.

Men's tournament[edit]

MEN'S WATER POLO AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1951
Details
Argentina
Buenos Aires,
Argentina

Argentina

Brazil

United States
1955
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Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

Argentina

United States

Brazil
1959
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United States
Chicago,
United States

United States

Argentina

Brazil
1963
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Brazil
São Paulo,
Brazil

Brazil

United States

Argentina
1967
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Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

United States

Brazil

Mexico
1971
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Colombia
Cali,
Colombia

United States

Cuba

Mexico
1975
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Mexico
Mexico City,
Mexico

Mexico

United States

Cuba
1979
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Puerto Rico
San Juan,
Puerto Rico

United States

Cuba

Canada
1983
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Venezuela
Caracas,
Venezuela

United States

Cuba

Canada
1987
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United States
Indianapolis,
United States

United States

Cuba

Brazil
1991
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Cuba
Havana,
Cuba

Cuba

United States

Brazil
1995
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Argentina
Mar del Plata,
Argentina

United States

Brazil

Cuba
1999
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Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

United States

Cuba

Canada
2003
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

United States

Brazil

Canada
2007
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil

United States

Brazil

Canada
2011
Details
Mexico
Guadalajara,
Mexico

United States

Canada

Brazil
2015
Details
Canada
Toronto,
Canada

United States

Brazil

Canada
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

United States

Canada

Brazil
2023
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Chile
Santiago,
Chile

United States

Brazil

Argentina

Participating nations[edit]

Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years
 Argentina 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 7 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14
 Brazil 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 6 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18
 British West Indies 5 1
 Canada 4 5 5 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 16
 Chile 5 8 2
 Colombia 6 6 5 7 5 7 6
 Cuba 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 7 5 7 14
 Dominican Republic 8 1
 Ecuador 8 1
 Jamaica 8 1
 Mexico 4 4 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 7 6 5 7 6 19
 Netherlands Antilles 5 1
 Peru 8 1
 Puerto Rico 5 4 7 6 6 7 6 4 8 6 5 11
 United States 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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) 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) 19
 Venezuela 8 8 6 3
Nations 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Women's tournament[edit]

WOMEN'S WATER POLO AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1999
Details
Canada
Winnipeg,
Canada

Canada

United States

Brazil
2003
Details
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

United States

Canada

Brazil
2007
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil

United States

Canada

Cuba
2011
Details
Mexico
Guadalajara,
Mexico

United States

Canada

Brazil
2015
Details
Canada
Toronto,
Canada

United States

Canada

Brazil
2019
Details
Peru
Lima,
Peru

United States

Canada

Brazil
2023
Details
Chile
Santiago,
Chile

United States

Canada

Brazil

Participating nations[edit]

Nation 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years
 Argentina 7 8 4 3
 Brazil 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
 Canada 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
 Chile 8 1
 Cuba 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4 4 6 7
 Mexico 6 6 6 5 4
 Peru 8 1
 Puerto Rico 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
 United States 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) 7
 Venezuela 6 8 7 7 4
Nations 5 5 6 8 8 8 8

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States205126
2 Argentina2125
3 Canada18615
4 Brazil171220
5 Cuba1539
6 Mexico1023
Totals (6 entries)26262678

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