The United States competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in
Santiago,
Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was the United States's 19th appearance at the
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 1951. The team included 631 athletes (313 men and 318 women).
Sport shooter
Vincent Hancock
Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989, in Port Charlotte, Florida) is an American shooter and Olympian who won the gold medal in the men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with a then Olympic record), 2012 Summer Olympics in ...
and artistic gymnast
Jordan Chiles were the country's flagbearers during the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. . Meanwhile, rugby sevens player
Ryan Santos and table tennis player
Lily Zhang
Lily Ann Zhang (born June 16, 1996) is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with teammates Ariel Hsing and Erica Wu. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with teammates Jiaqi Zheng ...
were the country's flagbearers during the
closing ceremony.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Athletes who participated in the heats only.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Archery
The United States qualified one archer after winning the respective event at the
2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
. The United States also qualified an additional ten archers during the
2022 Pan American Archery Championships
The 2022 Pan American Archery Championships took place in Santiago, Chile, from 21 to 27 November 2022. The competition took place at the Escuela Militar.
The Mexican team won the most gold medals during the event.
Medal summary
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Men
Women
Mixed
Artistic swimming
The United States automatically qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers.
Athletics
The United States has qualified 77 athletes for the games.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events –
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
Women
Track & road events
- The results for the women's 20 km race walk were declared void after the race distance was remeasured and found to be 3 km short.
Field events
Combined events –
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Mixed
Badminton
The United States qualified a full team of eight athletes (four men and four women).
Men
Women
Mixed
Basketball
5x5
The United States qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing third in the
2022 FIBA Americup
The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was played in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city mont ...
. The United States also qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) after a runner-up finish at the
2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
The 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It was held from 1 to 9 July 2023 in León, Mexico.
Brazil won thei ...
. However, both teams declined the invitations.
3x3
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by winning the
2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup The 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup consists of two sections:
* 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Men's tournament
* 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Women's tournament
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Preliminary round
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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
The United States qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing third in the
2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup The 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup consists of two sections:
* 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Men's tournament
* 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Women's tournament
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Preliminary round
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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
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Basque pelota
The United States qualified a team of three male athletes through the 2022 Basque Pelota World Championship and the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.
Bowling
The United States qualified two men and two women through the 2022 PABCON Champion of Champions held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Boxing
The United States qualified 13 boxers (seven men and six women).
Men
Women
Breaking
The United States qualified two male and two female breakdancers at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Canoeing
Slalom
The United States qualified five slalom athletes (three men and two women).
Men
Women
Sprint
The United States qualified a total of 15 sprint athletes (eight men and seven women).
Men
Women
Cycling
The United States qualified a total of 28 cyclists (12 men and 16 women).
BMX
The United States qualified four cyclists (two men and two women) in BMX race through the UCI World Rankings.
Mountain biking
The United States qualified 2 female athletes at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Road
The United States qualified 2 female cyclists at the Pan American Championships.
Track
The United States qualified a team of 18 track cyclists (nine men and nine women).
Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Madison
Omnium
Diving
The United States has qualified 10 divers (5 male and 5 female) through the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships and a further male diver through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
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Men
Women
Equestrian
The United States qualified a full team of four riders in dressage, eventing and show-jumping based on FEI world rankings released on September 11, 2023.
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
The United States qualified a full team of 15 fencers (nine men and six women), after all five teams finished at least in the top seven at the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Ascuncion, Paraguay.
Men
Women
Field hockey
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States qualified a men's team (of 16 athletes) by finishing fourth at the 2022 Pan American Cup.
Preliminary round
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Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
The United States qualified a women's team (of 16 athletes) by finishing fourth at the 2022 Pan American Cup.
Roster
Preliminary round
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Semifinal
Gold medal game
Football
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States qualified a men's team of 18 athletes by winning the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted in Honduras, ...
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Roster
Group play
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Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
The United States qualified a women's team of 18 athletes by winning the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional ...
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Roster
Preliminary round
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Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Golf
The United States qualified a full team of 4 golfers.
Gymnastics
Artistic
The United States qualified a team of 12 gymnasts in artistic (six men and six women) at the 2023 Pan American Games.[
Men]
Team final & individual qualification
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Individual finals
Women
Team final & individual qualification
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Individual finals
Rhythmic
The United States qualified seven rhythmic gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north b ...
and 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.
Trampoline
The United States qualified four gymnasts in trampoline (two men and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Handball
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States qualified a men's team (of 14 athletes) by winning the USA-CAN Qualifying Round.
Roster
Preliminary round
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Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Judo
The United States qualified 14 judokas (six men and eight women).
Karate
The United States qualified a team of 13 karatekas (seven men and six women) at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
, the 2023 North American Cup and the 2023 Pan American Championships.
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Men
Women
;Kata
Modern pentathlon
The United States qualified five modern pentathletes (two men and three women).
Men
Women
Mixed
Racquetball
The United States qualified five racquetball athletes (three men and two women).
Men
Women
Mixed
Roller sports
Artistic
The United States qualified a team of two athletes in artistic skating (one man and one woman).
Speed
Men
Women
Skateboarding
The United States qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women) in skateboarding.
Rowing
The United States qualified a team of 21 athletes (ten men and eleven women).
Rugby sevens
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States men's team is automatically qualified to the Pan American Games.[
Pool stage
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Semifinal
Bronze medal match
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Women's tournament
The United States women's team is automatically qualified to the Pan American Games.[
Pool stage
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Semifinal
Gold medal match
]
Sailing
The United States has qualified 13 boats for a total of 19 sailors.
Shooting
The United States qualified a total of 22 shooters after the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships. The United States also qualified three shooters by winning the events in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
.[
Men
Women
Mixed
]
Softball
The United States qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by winning the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
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Summary
Opening round
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Super round
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Gold medal game
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Sport climbing
The United States qualified a full team of 12 climbers (six men and six women) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.
Boulder & lead
Speed
Squash
The United States qualified a full team of seven athletes (three men and four women) through the 2023 Pan American Squash Championships and the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
.
Men
Women
Mixed
Surfing
The United States qualified four surfers (three men and one woman).
Artistic
Race
Swimming
The United States qualified a full team of 36 swimmers in the pool events and a further four swimmers for the open water events.
Men
Women
Mixed
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to the medal final; q – Qualify to the non-medal final
* – Indicates that the athlete swam in the heat but not the final
Table tennis
The United States qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2022 ITTF Pan American Championships and the 2023 ITTF Pan American Championships.
Men
Women
Mixed
Taekwondo
The United States qualified three athletes at Kyorugi events, by virtue of their titles in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...
. The United States also qualified 10 athletes (five men and five women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
;Kyorugi
Men
Women
;Poomsae
Tennis
The United States qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women).
Triathlon
The United States qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women) after winning the 2023 Pan American Mixed Relays Championship.
Individual
Relay
Volleyball
Beach
The United States qualified four beach volleyball athletes (two men and two women).
Water polo
Summary
Men's tournament
The United States automatically qualified a men's team (of 11 athletes).[
Preliminary round
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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
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Women's tournament
The United States automatically qualified a women's team (of 11 athletes).[
Prelinary round
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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
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Water skiing
The United States qualified two wakeboarders (one man and one woman) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.
The United States also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.
Men
Women
Wakeboard
Weightlifting
The United States qualified nine weightlifters (four men and five women).
Men
Women
Wrestling
The United States qualified 17 wrestlers (11 men and 6 women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships
The 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events. It was held from May 5 to 8 in Acapulco, Mexico.
The event was originally scheduled for Santiago, Chile, before being m ...
and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships
The 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 36th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events, and it was held from 3 to 7 May in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Competition schedule
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Medal table
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See also
*United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games
The United States is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from November 17 to 26, 2023. The United States will be represented by 240 competitors in 16 sports at the 2023 games.
Paralympic judoka Ben Goodri ...
*United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Sum ...
References
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Predicted and scheduled events
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