The Pan American Gymnastics Union organizes Pan American Gymnastics Championships in different disciplines of gymnastics: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobic gymnastics. The Pan American Gymnastics Championships are considered by the International Gymnastics Federation to be the official continental championships for the Americas (comprising North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean). It have also been organized for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics.
History Artistic gymnastics competitions have been contested in the Americas since 1946, at the fifth edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1951, the sport was contested at the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games, and in 1957 the first edition of the South American championships in artistic gymnastics was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1964, the North American Championships in artistic gymnastics was contested for the first time. The meet would be staged until 1968, and in 1969 the competition changed its name to Copa de las Americas (Cup of the Americas) to allow South American nations to compete.Reet Nurmberg - A history of competitive gymnastics in Canada (1970) At least one South American nation, Brazil, intended to compete, but eventually the event was attended only by North American nations.Jornal dos Sports May 2, 1969 (in Portuguese).
Only in 1987, with the development and growth of gymnastics around the world, a tournament for junior gymnasts from the Americas was established with competitions in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.The Morning Call Tuesday, March 17, 1987 - Page 31 The event was originally scheduled to take place in 1986, but was ultimately held from February 20 to 28, 1987, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. It was the first international tournament held on a continental level in the Americas outside of the gymnastics events at the Pan American Games, and the first of its kind for junior gymnasts.USA Gymnastics 1986Technique Magazine 1986 A tournament for senior artistic and rhythmic gymnasts took place for the first time in 1989, named the Pan American Cup.USA Gymnastics 1988EF Deportes (in Spanish) A second edition of the tournament was scheduled for four years later, in December 1993, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, with events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics.The Orlando Sentinel Sunday, October 24, 1993 - Page 34USA Gymnastics - November/December 1993The Orlando Sentinel Saturday, January 1, 1994 - Page 63Sagreras - Sergio Alvariño
In 1997, the title Pan American Cup was dropped in favor of Pan American Gymnastics Championships. The title Pan American Cup would then be used to represent tournaments between clubs, instead of tournaments between national representatives. The 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships was held in Medellín, Colombia, and was attended by artistic and rhythmic gymnasts.Technique magazine - July 1997Gimnasia Artistica - EF Deportes (in Spanish) In 1995, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) recognized aerobic gymnastics (then sport aerobics) as a new competitive gymnastics discipline. The first edition of the Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Mérida, Venezuela, in 1999.
The FIG recognized two new gymnastics disciplines, acrobatic gymnastics, as well as trampoline and tumbling, in 1999. In 2004, the Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships was organized for the first time in Tampa, United States. The first edition of the Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships was organized in 2015. In 2018, parkour was introduced by the FIG as a gymnastics discipline. To date, no Pan American Championships in parkour have been held.
Pan American championships also exist for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics, a discipline not recognized by the FIG, organized, instead, by the International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAGG). The first edition of the tournament was organized in 2017 in Mérida, Mexico.
Senior editions
Acrobatic gymnastics Year Event Edition Location Ref. 2015 2015 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships I Caguas 2017 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships II Daytona Beach 2019 2019 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships III Monterrey FIG 2019 Acro 2022 2022 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships IV Bogotá FIG 2022 Acro 2023 2023 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships V Ibagué FIG 2023 Acro 2025 2025 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships VI Carolina FIG 2025 Acro
Aerobic gymnastics Year Event Edition Location Ref. 1999 1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships I Mérida 2001 2001 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships II Santiago 2005 2005 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships III Mexico City 2006 2006 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IV San Cristobal 2007 2007 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships V Morelos 2009 2009 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VI Morelos 2010 2010 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VII Balneário Camboriú 2011 2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships VIII Yaracuy 2012 2012 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships IX Acapulco 2013 2013 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships X Santiago 2015 2015 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XI Morelos 2016 2016 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XII Lima 2016 FDPG schedule 2017 2017 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIII Bogotá FIG 2017 2018 2018 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIV Lima 2019 2019 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XV Buenos Aires FIG - 2019 Aerobics 2021 2021 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVI Oaxtepec FIG - 2021 Aerobics 2022 2022 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVII Cúcuta FIG - 2022 Aerobics 2023 2023 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XVIII Lima FIG - 2023 Aerobics 2024 2024 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XIX Panama City FIG - 2024 Aerobics 2025 2025 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships XX Montevideo UPAG PAGU 2025
Artistic gymnastics Year Event Location Ref. 1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Medellín 2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Cancún 2004 2004 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Maracaibo 2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 2008 2008 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Rosario 2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Guadalajara 2012 2012 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Medellín 2013 2013 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships San Juan 2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mississauga 2016 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sucre 2017 2017 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships Lima 2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Lima 2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 2023 2023 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Medellín 2024 2024 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Santa Marta 2025 2025 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Panama City 20262026 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro
Rhythmic gymnastics Year Event Location Ref. 1997 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Medellín 2001 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Cancún 2005 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Vitória 2010 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Guadalajara 2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Mississauga 2016 2016 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Merida Yucatán.mx 2017 2017 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Daytona Beach FIG - 2017 Pan American Championships 2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Lima 2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro 20232023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Guadalajara20242024 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Guatemala City20252025 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Asunción 20262026 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Rio de Janeiro
Trampoline and tumbling Year Event Edition Location Ref. 2004 2004 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships I Tampa USA Gymnastics Nov/Dec 2004 2006 2006 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships II Monterrey 2008 2008 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships III Buenos Aires 2010 2010 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships IV Daytona Beach 2012 2012 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships V Querétaro 2014 2014 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VI Mississauga 2016 2016 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships VII Bogotá FIG event status - 2016 Trampoline 2018 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships VIII Lima 2021 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships IX Rio de Janeiro 2022 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships X Rio de Janeiro 2023 2023 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XI Monterrey FIG event status - 2023 Trampoline 2024 2024 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XII Lima FIG event status - 2024 Trampoline 2025 2025 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XIII Santa Tecla FIG event status - 2025 Trampoline 2026 2026 Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships XIV Medellín FIG event status - 2026 Trampoline
All-time medal table
Acrobatic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Trampoline and tumbling
Best results by event and nation
Artistic gymnastics EventMAG Team Floor exercise Pommel horse Still rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar WAG Team Individual all-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise
Junior editions The first edition of the Pan American Championships for youth and junior gymnasts was originally scheduled to take place in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in 1986, but was ultimately postponed to February 1987.The Morning Call Tuesday, December 22, 1992 - Page 37
Artistic gymnastics