Colombia at the Pan American Games

Colombia has participated in all editions of the Pan American games since its inception in 1951,[1] except in 1959 and 1963. Hurdler Jaime Aparicio Rodewaldt won the country's first medal at the inaugural edition of the games in Buenos Aires 1951, a gold medal at the 400 m hurdles.[2] The country is ranked seventh in the all-time Pan American games medal table. Cali, the capital of the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca, held the 1971 Pan American Games, and to date, the only time Colombia hosted the games. Its best performance was at the 2019 Edition in Lima, where it earned 28 golden medals, however, their best rank was at Toronto 2015 ranking fifth.[3] The nation has won a total of 136 golden medals, and 568 overall, with weightlifting, roller skating, and cycling as the most successful sports.

Colombia at the
Pan American Games
IOC codeCOL
NOCComité Olímpico Colombiano
Websitewww.coc.org.co
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
135
Silver
171
Bronze
260
Total
566
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1971 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony, in Cali.

Medal Count

Summer
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Argentina 1951 Buenos Aires–10019
Mexico 1955 Mexico City–23168
United States 1959 Chicagodid not participate
Brazil 1963 São Paulodid not participate
Canada 1967 Winnipeg–12589
Colombia 1971 Cali–591428[4]7
Mexico 1975 Mexico City–244107
Puerto Rico 1979 San Juan–018914
Venezuela 1983 Caracas–1713219
United States 1987 Indianapolis–3813248
Cuba 1991 Havana–51521417
Argentina 1995 Mar del Plata–51528488
Canada 1999 Winnipeg16871718427
Dominican Republic 2003 Santo Domingo–11725438
Brazil 2007 Rio de Janeiro307142013476
Mexico 2011 Guadalajara284242535846
Canada 2015 Toronto294271431725
Peru 2019 Lima349272431827
Chile 2023 Santiagofuture event
Total1351712605647

Winter
 Year   Ref.  Edition Host city  Rank  Gold Silver Bronze Total
1990IArgentina Las Leñas—0000
Total—0000

Medals by sport
  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Weightlifting34292386
Roller speed skating21201556
Track cycling19161651
Athletics11183362
Road cycling84517
Squash54817
Artistic gymnastics48921
Bowling43815
Boxing3101427
Tennis3418
Archery32510
Golf3014
BMX racing2013
Surfing2002
Taekwondo121215
Football1214
Diving1168
Mountain biking1001
Water skiing0213
Artistic roller skating0156
Racquetball0134
Bodybuilding0101
Volleyball0101
Baseball0011
Roller hockey0011
Rugby0011
Trampoline gymnastics0011
Totals (27 entries)126129171426

Parapan American Games Medal Count

Colombia had participated in all editions of the Parapan American Games, since 1999. As of the 2015 edition, it ranks in the eighth place of the all-time medal table of the competition. The country has won 51 golden medals, and 193 overall.[5]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Mexico 1999 Mexico City–2641213
Argentina 2003 Mar del Plata–569207
Brazil 2007 Rio de Janeiro66[6]269179
Mexico 2011 Guadalajara107182313546
Canada 2015 Toronto140243630905
Peru 2019 Lima191 4736501334
Chile 2023 Santiagofuture event
Total981131153267

See also

References
  1. "Los juegos Panamericanos". Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte (in Spanish). 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. "Jaime Aparicio Rodewaldt - Enciclopedia | Banrepcultural". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. "Colombia - Juegos Pan Am / Parapan Americanos de 2015 en Toronto". www.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. "Munal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04.
  5. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2015-08-14). "Colombia superó su registro en los Juegos Parapanamericanos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. "Parapan American Games Rio 2007". www.rio2007.org.br. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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