Argentina at the Pan American Games
Sporting event delegation
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Argentina has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951, in which it hosted.[1] Argentina competed in the first ever Pan American Winter Games in 1990; however, it failed to get medals.
IOC codeARG
Medals
Ranked 5th
Ranked 5th
- Gold
- 343
- Silver
- 391
- Bronze
- 501
- Total
- 1,235
Argentina finished first in the medal table in the 1951 edition.
Pan American Games
Medals by games
| 1 | Hosting edition |
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| Year | Ref. | Edition | Host city | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 a | [2] | I |  Buenos Aires 1 | 1st | 68 | 47 | 37 | 152 |
| 1955 b | [3] | II |  Mexico City | 2nd | 27 | 33 | 20 | 80 |
| 1959 c | [4] | III |  Chicago | 2nd | 9 | 22 | 12 | 43 |
| 1963 d | [5] | IV |  São Paulo | 4th | 8 | 15 | 19 | 42 |
| 1967 e | [6] | V |  Winnipeg | 5th | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 1971 | [7] | VI |  Cali | 6th | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 1975 | [8] | VII | Mexico City | 6th | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 1979 | [9] | VIII |  San Juan | 4th | 12 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 1983 | [10] | IX |  Caracas | 7th | 3 | 10 | 23 | 36 |
| 1987 | [11] | X | Indianapolis | 5th | 12 | 14 | 22 | 48 |
| 1991 | [12] | XI |  Havana | 6th | 11 | 15 | 29 | 55 |
| 1995 | [13] | XII | Mar del Plata 1 | 4th | 40 | 45 | 74 | 159 |
| 1999 | [14] | XIII | Winnipeg | 5th | 25 | 19 | 28 | 72 |
| 2003 | [15] | XIV |  Santo Domingo | 7th | 16 | 20 | 27 | 63 |
| 2007 | [16] | XV | Rio de Janeiro | 8th | 11 | 16 | 33 | 60 |
| 2011 | [17] | XVI | Guadalajara | 7th | 21 | 19 | 34 | 74 |
| 2015 | [18] | XVII | Toronto | 7th | 15 | 29 | 30 | 74 |
| 2019 | [19] | XVIII |  Lima | 5th | 33 | 33 | 34 | 100 |
| 2023 | [20] | XIX |  Santiago | 7th | 17 | 25 | 33 | 75 |
| Total f | 5th | 328 | 366 | 469 | 1,163 | |||
- Notes
- ^a Some sources appoint 47 silver medals and 39 bronze medals, instead of 44 and 38, respectively. This would result in a total of 154 medals earned during the 1951 Games, instead of 150.[21][22]
- ^b Some sources appoint 33 silver medals and 20 bronze medals, instead of 31 and 15, respectively. This would result in a total of 80 medals earned during the 1955 Games, instead of 73.[22][23]
- ^c Some sources appoint 22 silver medals and 12 bronze medals, instead of 19 and 11, respectively. This would result in a total of 43 medals earned during the 1959 Games, instead of 39.[22][24]
- ^d Some sources appoint 20 bronze medals, instead of 16. This would result in a total of 43 medals earned during the 1963 Games, instead of 39.[22][25]
- ^e Some sources appoint 13 silver medals and 11 bronze medals, instead of 14 and 12, respectively. This would result in a total of 32 medals earned during the 1967 Games, instead of 34.[22][26]
- ^f According to those sources, the historical medal table for Argentina counts 305 silver medals and 408 bronze medals, instead of 298 and 398, respectively. This would result in a total number of 992 Pan American medals.
Medals by sport
Argentines have won medals in most of the current Pan American sports. The exceptions are artistic swimming, badminton, baseball and sport climbing.
As of the conclusion of the 2023 Pan American Games
Leading in that sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rowing | 46 | 31 | 30 | 107 |
 Roller speed skating | 26 | 24 | 29 | 79 |
 Shooting | 23 | 37 | 41 | 101 |
 Boxing | 23 | 16 | 28 | 67 |
 Athletics | 17 | 18 | 29 | 64 |
 Field hockey | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
 Tennis | 16 | 13 | 14 | 43 |
 Sailing | 15 | 15 | 25 | 55 |
 Track cycling | 14 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
 Basque pelota | 13 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
 Swimming | 12 | 22 | 22 | 56 |
 Fencing | 12 | 16 | 27 | 55 |
 Canoe sprint | 12 | 14 | 22 | 48 |
 Wrestling | 8 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
 Road cycling | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
 Artistic gymnastics | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
 Artistic roller skating | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
 Football | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
 Judo | 5 | 10 | 29 | 44 |
 Karate | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
 Taekwondo | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
 Roller hockey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Water skiing | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
 Volleyball | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
 Equestrian | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
 Handball | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
 Sambo | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
 Basketball | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Water polo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Weightlifting | 1 | 19 | 9 | 29 |
 Table tennis | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
 Mountain biking | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Rugby | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Rhythmic gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Beach volleyball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Archery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 BMX freestyle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Marathon swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 BMX racing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Softball | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Racquetball | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 Squash | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
 Slalom canoeing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Golf | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 3x3 basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Futsal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Modern pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Trampoline gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Bowling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (53 entries) | 329 | 368 | 466 | 1,163 |
Best results in non-medaling sports:
| Summer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
 Artistic swimming | 5th | Etel Sánchez Sofía Sánchez Camila Maria Arregui Lucia Paula Diaz Sofia Eliceche Ana Victoria Fernandez Sofia Ana Boasso Brenda Moller Lucina Soledad Simon | Women's team in 2015 |
 Badminton | 5th | Nicolas Oliva & Santiago Otero | Men's doubles in 2023 |
| Nicolas Oliva & Ailen Oliva | Mixed doubles in 2023 | ||
 Baseball | 6th | Argentina men's team | Men's tournament in 1995 |
 Sport climbing | 6th | Valentina Aguada | Women's boulder & lead |
Winter Pan American Games
Junior Pan American Games
Medals by games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold medals | Total medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cali-Valle | 19 | 22 | 32 | 73 | 6th | 5th |
 2025 Asunción | 27 | 38 | 30 | 95 | 5th | 5th |
| Total | 46 | 40 | 62 | 168 | 6th | 5th |