Water polo has been inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951 when Buenos Aires was the host. The women's event made its debut in 1999. The United States is the most successful country, winning 16 out of 22 tournaments.

Men's tournament Men's water polo at the Pan American GamesYearHostGoldSilverBronze1951DetailsSeoul, South Korea1955DetailsMumbai, India1959DetailsJakarta, Indonesia1963DetailsBangkok, Thailand1967DetailsTaipe, Taiwan, China1971DetailsCali, Colombia1975DetailsMexico City, Mexico1979DetailsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1983DetailsCaracas, Venezuela1987DetailsIndianapolis, United States1991DetailsHavana, Cuba1995DetailsMar del Plata, Argentina1999DetailsWinnipeg, Canada2003DetailsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2007DetailsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2011DetailsGuadalajara, Mexico2015DetailsToronto, Canada2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile

Participating nations Nation 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years 6 7 5766544 14 4 6 4 4 18 5 1 4 5 54 44 4 4 16 5 8 2 6 6 5 757 6 4 44757 14 8 1 8 1 8 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 55 68576576 19 5 1 8 1 54 7 6 6 7 6 48 65 11 19 8 8 6 3Nations 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Women's tournament Women's water polo at the Pan American GamesYearHostGoldSilverBronze1999DetailsWinnipeg, Canada2003DetailsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2007DetailsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2011DetailsGuadalajara, Mexico2015DetailsToronto, Canada2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile

Participating nations Nation 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Years 7 8 4 3 4 7 7 8 1 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 8 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 8 7 7 4Nations 5 5 6 8 8 8 8

Medal table Men

Women

Total

See also UANA Water Polo Cup Swimming Union of the Americas

References Sports123