Badminton at the Pan American Games
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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]
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| No. of events | 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) |
Venues
| 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
Updated to include the 2023 edition.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 25 | 21 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 |  United States | 11 | 12 | 17 | 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
Men
- Singles
- Doubles
Women
- Singles
- Doubles
Mixed
- Doubles
Participating nations
The 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 | N/a | N/a | 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 |