Parapan American Games

Parapan American Games
First event 1999
Occur every 4 years
Website Americas Paralympic Committee

The Parapan American Games is a multi-sport event held every four years after every Pan American Games for athletes with physical disabilities. The first Games was held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was held not in the same city as the Pan American Games. The most recent games was the 5th Parapan American Games which took place in 2015 with the host city being Toronto, Canada.

Editions

Year Games Host City Country Winner Nation
1999 I Mexico City  Mexico  Mexico
2003 II Mar del Plata  Argentina  Mexico
2007 III Rio de Janeiro  Brazil  Brazil
2011 IV Guadalajara  Mexico  Brazil
2015 V Toronto  Canada  Brazil
2019 VI Lima  Peru

Medals table

The table below gives an overview of the all-time medal count of the Parapan American Games.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Brazil 445 311 270 1026
2  Mexico 347 318 257 922
3  USA 162 177 139 478
4  Argentina 155 162 173 490
5  Canada 129 132 115 376
6  Cuba 94 71 43 208
7  Venezuela 68 68 91 227
8  Colombia 51 77 65 193
9  Uruguay 16 14 10 40
10  Chile 10 10 19 39
11  Puerto Rico 9 3 8 20
12  Peru 8 7 7 22
13  Jamaica 7 10 4 21
14  Costa Rica 5 3 7 15
15  Ecuador 3 1 7 11
16  Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 2 4
17  El Salvador 1 1 1 3
18  Bermuda 1 0 0 1
19  Dominican Republic 0 1 2 3
20  Bolivia 0 1 1 2
21  Panama 0 1 0 1
22  Nicaragua 0 0 4 4
23  Paraguay 0 0 1 1
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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