# 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Querétaro

> The 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships in Querétaro: dates, venue, entry rules from the call, every podium by nation and the medal table.

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Updated: 2026-10-31

The 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, the fifth edition, were held in Querétaro, Mexico, from 28 November to 3 December 2012. Gymnasts from 8 nations took part; Canada won 5 of the eight titles.

## At a glance

**The 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Edition | Fifth (V), after Daytona Beach 2010 and before Mississauga 2014 |
| Dates | 28 November – 3 December 2012, including arrival and departure days |
| Competition venue | Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Santiago de Querétaro |
| Training venue | Gymnasium of the Faculty of Accounting and Administration, Autonomous University of Querétaro |
| Organisers | The Mexican Gymnastics Federation and the Querétaro Gymnastics Association, for the Pan American Gymnastics Union |
| Nations | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela |

## What the call asked of nations

The organisers' call (*Convocatoria/Invitación*), published on this domain in 2012, set the rules for entries. Seniors were gymnasts aged 17 or over in 2012, and each nation could enter per sex up to four gymnasts in trampoline, two synchronised pairs, four in double mini-trampoline and four in tumbling. Every gymnast needed a valid FIG licence.

- Each nation had to bring at least one FIG-qualified judge per discipline it entered, or pay USD 1,000 towards a guest judge.
- An age-group competition between clubs ran alongside the seniors, with up to 100 gymnasts per country.
- Deadlines: provisional entries 12 September, final entries 26 September and named entries 24 October 2012.

**Provisional programme from the call**

| Day | Programme |
| --- | --- |
| Wed 28 Nov | Arrivals, open training |
| Thu 29 Nov | Training by country; technical, delegates' and judges' meetings |
| Fri 30 Nov | Age-group preliminaries and finals; senior preliminaries |
| Sat 1 Dec | Age-group events; senior preliminaries; senior team finals |
| Sun 2 Dec | Age-group events; senior individual finals; closing banquet |
| Mon 3 Dec | Departures |

## Medallists

**Senior podiums by nation, 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Men's trampoline | Canada | Mexico | Mexico |
| Men's synchronised trampoline | Canada | Brazil | Colombia |
| Men's tumbling | United States | Canada | United States |
| Men's double mini-trampoline | Canada | Argentina | Canada |
| Women's trampoline | Canada | Canada | Brazil |
| Women's synchronised trampoline | Brazil | Canada | Argentina |
| Women's tumbling | United States | Brazil | Brazil |
| Women's double mini-trampoline | Canada | United States | Brazil |

**Medal table (a synchronised pair counts once)**

| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Canada's results here ran on into Toronto: one of its men's synchronised champions went on to win the trampoline title at the 2015 Pan American Games. Its women took gold and silver in the individual event, and the same two took silver together in synchro.

## Sources

Dates, venues and entry rules come from [the organisers' call, archived by the Internet Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20160920173510/http://upag-gymnastics.com/en/documentos/Convocatoria%20GT%20Panamericano%20MEX%2012.pdf); podiums from the Spanish Wikipedia article on the championships, given by nation. The call's old address on this domain now leads here. For every edition, see [the Pan American Gymnastics Championships](/pan-american-gymnastics-championships#trampoline).

> **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

### Where were the 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships held?

In Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, at the Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, from 28 November to 3 December 2012.

### Which country won the 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships?

Canada, with 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, ahead of the United States and Brazil.

### How many gymnasts could a nation enter?

Per sex, up to four in trampoline, two synchronised pairs, four in double mini-trampoline and four in tumbling, all seniors aged 17 or over in 2012.