Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since the 1995 Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Canada has dominated the badminton events since its inception. At the most recent edition of the games in 2019, in Lima, five nations won medals, with Canada taking home four of the five titles.[1]
| Badminton at the Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| No. of events | 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) |
Venues
edit| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar del Plata 1995 | CeNARD | Karate | 1,000 | [2] |
| Winnipeg 1999 | Winnipeg Convention Centre | Handball Judo Taekwondo Wrestling |
[3] | |
| Santo Domingo 2003 | UASD Pavilion | 1,700 | [4] | |
| Rio de Janeiro 2007 | Riocentro Pavilion 4B | Table tennis | 1,462 | [5] |
| Guadalajara 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium | Fencing | 856 | [6] |
| Toronto 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre | Table tennis Water polo |
2,000 | [7] |
| Lima 2019 | Polideportivo 3 | Roller sports figure Table tennis |
860 | [8] |
| Santiago 2023 | Olympic Training Center | Table tennis | 1,200 | [9] |
- The 1995 event was held in Buenos Aires, while 2015 was held in Markham.
Medal table
editUpdated to include the 2023 edition.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 25 | 22 | 13 | 60 |
| 2 |  United States | 11 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 |  Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 |  Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 9 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 40 | 40 | 80 | 160 | |
Medalists
editMen
edit- Singles
- Doubles
Women
edit- Singles
- Doubles
Mixed
edit- Doubles
Participating nations
editThe following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Pan American Games. A total of 24 NOC's have entered badminton competitors into a Pan American Games competition.
| Nation | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
 Barbados |
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil |
8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Canada |
8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
 Chile |
2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | ||||||
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cuba |
3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Dominican Republic |
8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
 Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
 Guyana |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Jamaica |
6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico |
6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
 Netherlands Antilles |
2 | — | — | 1 | ||||
 Panama |
2 | 1 | ||||||
| Peru |
9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Puerto Rico |
2 | 1 | ||||||
 Suriname |
2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| United States |
8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Venezuela |
8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Nations | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Athletes | 56 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 88 | 84 | 88 | |
| Year | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 7 |
Events
edit| Event | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Events | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "Pan Am Games Champions!!! – Pan Am Games 2019". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Pan Am athletes from Canada, Brazil, United States, Guatemala and Cuba took the podium at XVIII Pan Am Games 2019, held in Lima, Peru from July 29 to August 2.
- ^ Official report
- ^ Robb, Sharon (22 July 1999). "The events and athletes of the XIII Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba". www.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ UASD Pavilion - Jose Contreras Av Between Maximo Gomez & Triadentes
- ^ Riocentro Sports Complex
- ^ Venues Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". TO2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Conoce el Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico: La casa de los deportes de Chile" [Get to know the Olympic Training Center: The home of sports in Chile]. www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.