Parapan American Games
Abbreviation | ParaPan-Am Games |
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First event | 1999 Parapan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. |
Occur every | 4 years |
Last event | 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile |
Purpose | Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the American continent |
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The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was not held in the same city as the Pan American Games. The most recent Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.
Games
[edit]Games | Year | Host country (as recognized by IPC) | Host city | Opened by | Dates | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top nation |
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I | 1999 | ![]() | Mexico City | 4–11 November 1999 | 18 | 1000 | 4 | 378 | ![]() | |
II | 2003 | ![]() | Mar del Plata | 3–10 December 2003 | 28 | 1500 | 9 | 303 | ![]() | |
III | 2007 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro | Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho | 12–19 August 2007 | 25 | 1115 | 10 | 257 | ![]() |
IV | 2011 | ![]() | Guadalajara | Secretary Bernardo de la Garza | 12–20 November 2011 | 24 | 1355 | 13 | 276 | ![]() |
V | 2015 | ![]() | Toronto | Governor General David Johnston | 7–15 August 2015 | 28 | 1615 | 15 | 317 | ![]() |
VI | 2019 | ![]() | Lima | President Martín Vizcarra | 23 August – 1 September 2019 | 30 | 1890 | 17 | 370 | ![]() |
VII | 2023 | ![]() | Santiago | President Gabriel Boric | 17–26 November 2023 | 31 | 1934 | 17 | 380 | ![]() |
VIII | 2027 | ![]() | Lima | 8-17 October 2027 | 17 | |||||
IX | 2031 | ![]() | Miami | TBD | 17 |
Sports
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All-time medal table
[edit]- Last updated after the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 741 | 522 | 447 | 1,710 |
2 | ![]() | 431 | 422 | 352 | 1,205 |
3 | ![]() | 275 | 297 | 257 | 829 |
4 | ![]() | 206 | 236 | 268 | 710 |
5 | ![]() | 155 | 168 | 165 | 488 |
6 | ![]() | 148 | 171 | 168 | 487 |
7 | ![]() | 119 | 89 | 74 | 282 |
8 | ![]() | 76 | 90 | 128 | 294 |
9 | ![]() | 36 | 42 | 45 | 123 |
10 | ![]() | 19 | 19 | 33 | 71 |
11 | ![]() | 17 | 15 | 12 | 44 |
12 | ![]() | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 |
13 | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
14 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
15 | ![]() | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
16 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
17 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
18 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 2,276 | 2,130 | 2,014 | 6,420 |
Youth Games
[edit]The Youth Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.[2] The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. [3] The games are held every four years, staggering with the Pan American and Parapan American games, with first of its kind being held in 2005 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
List of Youth Parapan American Games
[edit]Games | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
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I | 2005 | Barquisimeto | ![]() | 22 October | 30 October | 10 | 8 | ![]() | [2] | |||
II | 2009 | Bogotá | ![]() | 17 October | 22 October | 14 | 700 | 9 | ![]() | [4] | ||
III | 2013 | Buenos Aires | ![]() | Alicia Kirchner | 13 October | 20 October | 16 | 600 | 10 | ![]() | [5] | |
IV | 2017 | São Paulo | ![]() | 20 March | 25 March | 19 | 808 | 12 | ![]() | [6] | ||
V | 2023 | Bogotá | ![]() | 2 June | 12 June | 12 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ a b "Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games". Dunsar Media Company Limited. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción" (in Spanish). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.