Brazil at the Pan American Games

Brazil has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951.The Brazil Olympic Committee (COB) is the National Olympic Committee for Brazil.

Brazil at the Pan American Games
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 449 Silver 476 Bronze 656 Total 1,581
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Hosted Games

Brazil has hosted the Pan American Games on two occasions:

Games	Host city	Dates
1963 Pan American Games	São Paulo	April 20 – May 5
2007 Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro	July 13 – July 29

Pan American Games

Medals by games

  Host country

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Year	Ref.	Edition	Host city	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1951	[2]	I	Buenos Aires	5th	5	15	12	32
1955	[3]	II	Mexico City	7th	2	3	13	18
1959	[4]	III	Chicago	3rd	8	8	6	22
1963	[5]	IV	São Paulo [§]	2nd	14	21	18	53
1967	[6]	V	Winnipeg	3rd	11	10	5	26
1971	[7]	VI	Cali	4th	9	7	14	30
1975	[8]	VII	Mexico City	5th	8	13	23	44
1979	[9]	VIII	San Juan	5th	9	13	17	39
1983	[10]	IX	Caracas	4th	14	20	23	57
1987	[11]	X	Indianapolis	4th	14	14	33	61
1991	[12]	XI	Havana	4th	21	21	37	79
1995	[13]	XII	Mar del Plata	6th	18	27	38	83
1999	[14]	XIII	Winnipeg	4th	25	32	44	101
2003	[15]	XIV	Santo Domingo	4th	29	40	54	123
2007	[16]	XV	Rio de Janeiro [§]	3rd	52	40	65	157
2011	[17]	XVI	Guadalajara	3rd	48	35	58	141
2015	[18]	XVII	Toronto	3rd	42	39	60	141
2019	[19]	XVIII	Lima	2nd	54	45	70	169
2023	[20]	XIX	Santiago	2nd	66	73	66	205
2027		XX	Lima
Total				4th	449	476	656	1,581

Medals by sport

Brazilians have won medals in most of the current Pan American Games sports programs. The exceptions are 3x3 basketball, breaking, field hockey, golf, racquetball (the country never participated on this sport), roller speed skating, softball and sport climbing.

Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	71	66	74	211
Swimming	70	72	105	247
Judo	47	39	64	150
Sailing	42	27	22	91
Gymnastics	38	35	40	113
Table tennis	18	15	17	50
Tennis	18	8	16	42
Canoeing	13	20	19	52
Boxing	12	27	40	79
Karate	11	13	25	49
Basketball	11	6	11	28
Handball	10	5	4	19
Rowing	9	23	16	48
Volleyball	9	11	7	27
Equestrian	9	10	17	36
Roller sports	8	8	10	26
Football	8	4	1	13
Beach volleyball	7	3	4	14
Shooting	6	14	29	49
Triathlon	6	4	2	12
Taekwondo	5	7	14	26
Modern pentathlon	4	5	1	10
Wrestling	3	7	8	18
Weightlifting	3	5	16	24
Surfing	3	4	2	9
Fencing	2	5	19	26
Cycling	1	10	15	26
Water polo	1	7	12	20
Badminton	1	3	9	13
Bowling	1	2	1	4
Water skiing	1	1	2	4
Futsal	1	0	0	1
Diving	0	4	5	9
Archery	0	3	6	9
Squash	0	2	10	12
Baseball	0	1	0	1
Artistic swimming	0	0	9	9
Basque pelota	0	0	2	2
Rugby	0	0	2	2
Totals (39 entries)	449	476	656	1,581

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer
Sport	Rank	Athlete	Event & Year
3x3 basketball	4th	Brazil men's team	Men's tournament in 2019
		Brazil women's team	Women's tournament in 2019
Breaking	6th	Gilberto Araújo	B-Boys in 2023
		Mayara Collins	B-Girls in 2023
Field hockey	4th	Brazil men's team	Men's tournament in 2015
Golf	7th	Rodrigo Lee	Men's individual in 2023
Racquetball	Never participated
Roller speed skating	4th	Guilherme Abel Rocha	Men's 200 metres time-trial in 2023
			Men's 500 metres + distance in 2023
Softball	4th	Brazil women's team	Women's tournament in 2015
Sport climbing	8th	Pedro Egg	Men's speed in 2023

Medalists

Further information: List of Pan American medalists for Brazil

Winter Pan American Games

Medals by games

Year	Ref.	Edition	Host city	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1990	[21]	I	Las Leñas	—	0	0	0	0
Total				—	0	0	0	0

Junior Pan American Games

Medals by games

Year	Ref.	Edition	Host city	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2021	[22]	I	Cali-Valle	1st	59	49	56	164
2025		II	Asunción	1st	59	30	39	128
Total				1st	59	49	56	164

Medals by sport

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	43	27	13	83
Judo	18	2	6	26
Athletics	12	13	11	36
Rhythmic gymnastics	5	6	6	17
Table tennis	4	3	3	10
Skateboarding	4	0	1	5
Taekwondo	3	1	4	8
Archery	3	1	1	5
Volleyball	3	0	0	3
Rowing	2	5	4	11
Karate	2	2	3	7
Handball	2	0	1	3
Beach volleyball	2	0	0	2
Roller speed skating	2	0	0	2
Artistic gymnastics	1	4	4	9
Shooting	1	2	4	7
Badminton	1	2	3	6
Fencing	1	2	3	6
Open water swimming	1	1	1	3
Sailing	1	1	1	3
Trampoline gymnastics	1	1	1	3
Cycling mountain biking	1	0	3	4
Wrestling	1	0	3	4
Tennis	1	0	2	3
Canoeing sprint	1	0	1	2
Rugby sevens	1	0	0	1
Triathlon	1	0	0	1
Boxing	0	3	1	4
Squash	0	1	3	4
Artistic roller skating	0	1	1	2
Cycling BMX racing	0	1	1	2
Artistic swimming	0	0	2	2
Cycling track	0	0	2	2
Diving	0	0	2	2
Cycling BMX freestyle	0	0	1	1
Cycling road	0	0	1	1
Modern pentathlon	0	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Totals (38 entries)	118	79	95	292

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer
Sport	Rank	Athlete	Event & Year
3x3 basketball	4th	Brazil women's team	Women's tournament in 2025
Field hockey	6th	Brazil men's team	Men's tournament in 2025