# Pan American Gymnastics Championships: Every Edition and Host

> Pan American Gymnastics Championships history: every senior edition in five disciplines since 1997, host cities, medal tables and the 2012 and 2014 editions.

Canonical: https://upag-gymnastics.com/pan-american-gymnastics-championships
Updated: 2026-10-31

The Pan American Gymnastics Championships are the continental championships of the Americas, run by the Pan American Gymnastics Union. Senior championships began in Medellín in 1997 and now cover five disciplines; junior ones date back to 1987.

## From the Pan American Cup to the championships

Gymnasts of the Americas met at the Central American and Caribbean Games from 1946, at the Pan American Games from 1951 and at the South American Championships from 1957, but a continental event of their own came late. The first, for juniors in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, was held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, from 20 to 28 February 1987. Seniors followed with the Pan American Cup in 1989; a second edition was scheduled for Maracaibo in December 1993.

In 1997 the senior event took the name Pan American Gymnastics Championships, in Medellín; "Pan American Cup" was kept for competitions between clubs. New disciplines got their own championships as the FIG recognised them: aerobic gymnastics in 1999 (Mérida, Venezuela), trampoline and tumbling in 2004 (Tampa, United States) and acrobatic gymnastics in 2015 (Caguas, Puerto Rico).

**Senior Pan American Championships by discipline**

| Discipline | First edition | Editions listed | Latest listed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Artistic](#artistic) | 1997, Medellín, Colombia | 18 | 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| [Rhythmic](#rhythmic) | 1997, Medellín, Colombia | 14 | 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| [Trampoline and tumbling](#trampoline) | 2004, Tampa, United States | 14 | 2026, Medellín, Colombia |
| [Aerobic](#aerobic) | 1999, Mérida, Venezuela | 20 | 2025, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| [Acrobatic](#acrobatic) | 2015, Caguas, Puerto Rico | 6 | 2025, Carolina, Puerto Rico |

## Artistic gymnastics

Men's and women's artistic gymnastics have been at every senior edition since 1997. The 2014 edition was also the qualifier for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: see [Mississauga 2014](#mississauga-2014).

**Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, senior editions**

| Year | Host |
| --- | --- |
| 1997 | Medellín, Colombia |
| 2001 | Cancún, Mexico |
| 2004 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| 2005 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2008 | Rosario, Argentina |
| 2010 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2012 | Medellín, Colombia |
| 2013 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2014 | Mississauga, Canada |
| 2016 | Sucre, Bolivia |
| 2017 | Lima, Peru |
| 2018 | Lima, Peru |
| 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2022 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2023 | Medellín, Colombia |
| 2024 | Santa Marta, Colombia |
| 2025 | Panama City, Panama |
| 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |

**All-time senior artistic medals, 1997–2026 (leading nations, as totalled by Wikipedia)**

| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States (USA) | 75 | 59 | 31 | 165 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 45 | 43 | 50 | 138 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 20 | 21 | 15 | 56 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| Colombia (COL) | 15 | 23 | 16 | 54 |
| Canada (CAN) | 15 | 22 | 25 | 62 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 10 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 13 | 28 | 50 |

## Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics shared its first championships with artistic in Medellín in 1997. Brazil leads the all-time table, ahead of the United States and Mexico.

**Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, senior editions**

| Year | Host |
| --- | --- |
| 1997 | Medellín, Colombia |
| 2001 | Cancún, Mexico |
| 2005 | Vitória, Brazil |
| 2010 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2014 | Mississauga, Canada |
| 2016 | Mérida, Mexico |
| 2017 | Daytona Beach, United States |
| 2018 | Lima, Peru |
| 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2022 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2023 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2024 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 2025 | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |

**All-time senior rhythmic medals, 1997–2026 (as totalled by Wikipedia)**

| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil (BRA) | 56 | 40 | 28 | 124 |
| United States (USA) | 37 | 35 | 32 | 104 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 21 | 29 | 25 | 75 |
| Canada (CAN) | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Trampoline and tumbling

The trampoline and tumbling championships cover individual and synchronised trampoline, double mini-trampoline and tumbling. Canada leads the all-time table. The fifth edition, in Querétaro, has [its own page: the 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships](/2012-pan-american-trampoline-tumbling-championships).

**Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, senior editions**

| Year | Host |
| --- | --- |
| 2004 | Tampa, United States |
| 2006 | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2010 | Daytona Beach, United States |
| 2012 | Querétaro, Mexico |
| 2014 | Mississauga, Canada |
| 2016 | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2018 | Lima, Peru |
| 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2022 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2023 | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 2024 | Lima, Peru |
| 2025 | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 2026 | Medellín, Colombia |

**All-time senior trampoline and tumbling medals, 2004–2026 (as totalled by Wikipedia)**

| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada (CAN) | 52 | 37 | 23 | 112 |
| United States (USA) | 40 | 32 | 19 | 91 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 16 | 24 | 25 | 65 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 16 | 27 | 52 |
| Colombia (COL) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
| Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Aerobic gymnastics

The aerobic championships are the oldest of the newer disciplines, held 20 times since 1999. The ninth edition, in Acapulco in 2012, is one of the events the union's old site announced.

**Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships, senior editions**

| Year | Host |
| --- | --- |
| 1999 | Mérida, Venezuela |
| 2001 | Santiago, Chile |
| 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2006 | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
| 2007 | Morelos, Mexico |
| 2009 | Morelos, Mexico |
| 2010 | Balneário Camboriú, Brazil |
| 2011 | Yaracuy, Venezuela |
| 2012 | Acapulco, Mexico |
| 2013 | Santiago, Chile |
| 2015 | Morelos, Mexico |
| 2016 | Lima, Peru |
| 2017 | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2018 | Lima, Peru |
| 2019 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2021 | Oaxtepec, Mexico |
| 2022 | Cúcuta, Colombia |
| 2023 | Lima, Peru |
| 2024 | Panama City, Panama |
| 2025 | Montevideo, Uruguay |

## Acrobatic gymnastics

Acrobatic gymnastics — pairs and groups — has held 6 championships since 2015. Parkour, recognised by the FIG in 2018, has had no Pan American Championships yet according to the same source.

**Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, senior editions**

| Year | Host |
| --- | --- |
| 2015 | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| 2017 | Daytona Beach, United States |
| 2019 | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2023 | Ibagué, Colombia |
| 2025 | Carolina, Puerto Rico |

## Junior championships

Junior championships came first: 21 editions in artistic gymnastics and 25 in rhythmic gymnastics from 1987 (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) to 2026. Junior events in trampoline, aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics have been held alongside some senior championships.

The 2014 junior artistic championships, in Aracaju, Brazil, from 26 to 30 March, also decided the Americas' places at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games: see [the Aracaju 2014 page](/2014-junior-pan-american-artistic-gymnastics-championships) for team scores and medals by nation.

## Mississauga 2014: the Toronto qualifier

The 2014 championships, held in Mississauga, Ontario, from 20 August to 1 September, brought artistic, rhythmic and trampoline and tumbling together and decided the gymnastics places at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. How those places were shared out is set out in [Toronto 2015 gymnastics qualification](/toronto-2015-gymnastics-qualification).

**Medals at the 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, all disciplines**

| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States (USA) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 34 |
| Canada (CAN) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Colombia (COL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## What this domain published about the championships

From about 2011 until the mid-2010s the union's site on this domain posted calls, programmes and results for its championships — among them the 2012 artistic championships for juniors and adults, the 2012 aerobic championships, the 2012 trampoline and tumbling call and the 2014 results. Those old addresses now lead to this page or to the page for the event.

> **An independent guide.** Pan Am Gymnastics Guide is not the Pan American Gymnastics Union and publishes no official results. The union's website is [upag-pagu.com](https://upag-pagu.com).

## Frequently asked questions

### When were the first Pan American Gymnastics Championships?

Under that name, in Medellín, Colombia, in 1997. A junior tournament had been held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in February 1987, and senior Pan American Cups in 1989 and 1993.

### Which disciplines have Pan American Championships?

Artistic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling, aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics. Parkour, an FIG discipline since 2018, has none yet.

### Who organises the Pan American Gymnastics Championships?

The Pan American Gymnastics Union with the host country's national federation. The union's website is upag-pagu.com.