Basketball at the Pan American Games
{{Infobox Pan American Games event
|event = Basketball
|games = Pan American Games
|num_events = 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
}}
{{Refimprove|date=October 2023}}
Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata due the lack of participating teams.
Men's tournament
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!colspan=6 width=100%|Pan American Games |
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!width=5%|Years !width=15%|Hosts !width=20%|15px Gold !width=20%|15px Silver !width=20%|15px Bronze !width=20%|4th place |
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|1951 |{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} |{{bk-big|USA|1912}} |{{bk-big|ARG|alt}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1889}} |{{bk-big|CUB}} |
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|1955 |{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} |{{bk-big|USA|1912}} |{{bk-big|ARG|alt}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1889}} |{{bk-big|MEX|1934}} |
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|1959 |{{flagicon|USA|1959}} |{{bk-big|USA|1959}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1889}} |{{bk-big|MEX|1934}} |
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|1963 |{{flagicon|BRA|1960}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1960}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|URU}} |
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|1967 |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|MEX|1934}} |{{bk-big|PAN}} |{{bk-big|CUB}} |
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|1971 |{{flagicon|COL}} |{{bk-big|Brazil|1968}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|CUB}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |
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|1975 |{{flagicon|MEX}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |
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|1979 |{{flagicon|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bk-big|CUB}} |
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|1983 |{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |{{bk-big|CAN}} |
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|1987 |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{bk-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |
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|1991 |{{bk-big|PUR|1952}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|CUB}} |
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|1995 |{{flagicon|ARG}} |{{bk-big|ARG}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|URU}} |
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|1999 |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|PUR}} |{{bk-big|ARG}} |
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|2003 |{{flagicon|DOM}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|DOM}} |{{bk-big|PUR}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |
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|2007 |{{flagicon|BRA}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|PUR}} |{{bk-big|URU}} |{{bk-big|ARG}} |
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|2011 |{{flagicon|MEX}} |{{bk-big|PUR}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|DOM}} |
| 2015 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|CAN}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|DOM}} |
| 2019 Details |{{bk-big|ARG}} |{{bk-big|PUR}} |{{bk-big|USA}} |{{bk-big|DOM}} |
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|2023 |{{flagicon|CHI}} |{{bk-big|ARG}} |{{bk-big|VEN}} |{{bk-big|BRA}} |{{bk-big|MEX}} |
| 2027 Details | No tournament will be held |
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = bk
| event =
| team =
| gold_USA = 8 | silver_USA = 3 | bronze_USA = 4
| gold_BRA = 6 | silver_BRA = 2 | bronze_BRA = 7
| gold_PUR = 2 | silver_PUR = 6 | bronze_PUR = 4
| gold_ARG = 3 | silver_ARG = 2 | bronze_ARG = 0
| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 3 | bronze_MEX = 1
| gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 1 | bronze_DOM = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0
| gold_PAN = 0 | silver_PAN = 0 | bronze_PAN = 1
| gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1
| gold_URU = 0 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 1
| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 1 | bronze_VEN = 0
}}
=Participation details=
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|Team | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| align=left|{{bk|Argentina}} | {{silver02}} | {{silver02}} | – | – | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 7th | {{gold01}} | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | 17 |
| align=left|{{bk|Bahamas}} | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Brazil}} | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | {{silver02}} | 7th | {{gold01}} | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | {{silver02}} | {{gold01}} | 5th | {{bronze03}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | 5th | {{gold01}} | – | {{bronze03}} | 18 |
| align=left|{{bk|Canada}} | – | – | 5th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 10th | – | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | {{silver02}} | – | – | 14 |
| align=left|{{bk|Chile}} | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Colombia}} | 10th | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| align=left|{{bk|Cuba}} | 4th | 5th | 6th | – | 4th | {{bronze03}} | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| align=left|{{bk|Dominican Republic}} | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | – | – | 6th | {{silver02}} | – | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8 |
| align=left|{{bk|Ecuador}} | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|El Salvador}} | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Haiti}} | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Mexico}} | 8th | 4th | 4th | 7th | {{silver02}} | 4th | 4th | 8th | {{bronze03}} | 4th | {{silver02}} | 5th | – | 5th | – | {{silver02}} | 8th | 7th | 4th | 17 |
| align=left|{{bk|Panama}} | 6th | – | – | – | {{bronze03}} | 6th | – | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 8th | 7 |
| align=left|{{bk|Paraguay}} | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Peru}} | – | – | – | 5th | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| align=left|{{bk|Puerto Rico}} | – | – | {{silver02}} | {{bronze03}} | 5th | {{silver02}} | {{silver02}} | {{silver02}} | 6th | {{bronze03}} | {{gold01}} | 6th | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | {{silver02}} | {{gold01}} | 6th | {{silver02}} | 7th | 17 |
| align=left|{{bk|Suriname}} | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|United States}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | 7th | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{gold01}} | {{silver02}} | {{bronze03}} | {{silver02}} | {{silver02}} | 4th | 5th | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | {{bronze03}} | – | 18 |
| align=left|{{bk|Uruguay}} | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 8th | {{bronze03}} | 8th | – | 6th | – | 9 |
| align=left|{{bk|Venezuela}} | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | 8th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | {{silver02}} | 8 |
| align=left|{{bk|United States Virgin Islands}} | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10th | 10th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 6 |
| Nations | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Women's tournament
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| style= "background: #e2e2e2;"
!colspan=6 width=100%|Pan American Games |
| style="background: #efefef;"
!width=5%|Years !width=15%|Hosts !width=20%|15px Gold !width=20%|15px Silver !width=20%|15px Bronze !width=20%|4th place |
| align=center
|1955 |{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} |{{bkw-big|USA|1912}} |{{bkw-big|CHI}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1889}} |{{bkw-big|MEX|1934}} |
| align=center
|1959 |{{flagicon|USA|1959}} |{{bkw-big|USA|1959}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1889}} |{{bkw-big|CHI}} |{{bkw-big|CAN|1957}} |
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|1963 |{{flagicon|BRA|1960}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1960}} |{{bkw-big|CHI}} |{{bkw-big|CAN|1957}} |
| align=center
|1967 |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1960}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|MEX|1934}} |
| align=center
|1971 |{{flagicon|COL}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|MEX}} |
| align=center
|1975 |{{flagicon|MEX}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|MEX}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |
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|1979 |{{flagicon|PUR|1952}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |
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|1983 |{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |
| align=center
|1987 |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |
| align=center
|1991 |{{bkw-big|BRA|1968}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |
| align=center
|1999 |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |
| align=center
|2003 |{{flagicon|DOM}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |
| align=center
|2007 |{{flagicon|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |
| align=center
|2011 |{{flagicon|MEX}} |{{bkw-big|PUR}} |{{bkw-big|MEX}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|COL}} |
| align=center
|2015 |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|CAN}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |
| align=center
|2019 |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|USA}} |{{bkw-big|PUR}} |{{bkw-big|COL}} |
| align=center
|2023 |{{flagicon|CHI}} |{{bkw-big|BRA}} |{{bkw-big|COL}} |{{bkw-big|ARG}} |{{bkw-big|CUB}} |
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = bkw
| event =
| team =
| gold_USA = 7 | silver_USA = 6 | bronze_USA = 2
| gold_BRA = 5 | silver_BRA = 4 | bronze_BRA = 4
| gold_CUB = 3 | silver_CUB = 2 | bronze_CUB = 4
| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 3
| gold_PUR = 1 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 1
| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 2 | bronze_MEX = 0
| gold_CHI = 0 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 2
| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 0
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
}}
=Participation details=
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|Team | {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} 1955 | {{flagicon|USA|1959}} 1959 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1960}} 1963 | {{flagicon|Canada}} 1967 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} 1971 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} 1975 | {{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} 1979 | {{flagicon|Venezuela|1930}} 1983 | {{flagicon|USA}} 1987 | {{flagicon|Cuba}} 1991 | {{flagicon|Canada}} 1999 | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} 2003 | {{flagicon|Brazil}} 2007 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011 | {{flagicon|Canada}} 2015 | {{flagicon|Peru}} 2019 | {{flagicon|Chile}} 2023 | Total |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Argentina}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 8 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Bolivia}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Brazil}} | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 17 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Canada}} | 5th | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 5th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 4th | 4th | 6th | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 6th | - | 16 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Chile}} | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Colombia}} | - | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | 5th | 4th | - | 4th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 7 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Cuba}} | - | - | - | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 4th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | - | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | - | 4th | 12 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Dominican Republic}} | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | 8th | - | - | 4 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Ecuador}} | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|El Salvador}} | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Jamaica}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | - | - | - | 2 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Mexico}} | 4th | 5th | - | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 5th | - | 5th | - | - | - | 7th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | - | - | 8th | 10 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Paraguay}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 1 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|Peru}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Puerto Rico}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 6th | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | 7th | 6 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|United States}} | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=gold| 1st | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 7th | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | - | 16 |
| bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bkw|Venezuela}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 5th | 3 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bkw|United States Virgin Islands}} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
3x3 basketball
=Men's tournament=
| class="wikitable sortable toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 80%; margin: 0 auto;" |
| style= "background: #e2e2e2;"
!colspan=6 width=100%|Pan American Games |
| style="background: #efefef;"
!width=5%|Years !width=15%|Hosts !width=20%|15px Gold !width=20%|15px Silver !width=20%|15px Bronze !width=20%|4th place |
| align=center
|2019 |{{3x3-big|USA}} |{{3x3-big|PUR}} |{{3x3-big|DOM}} |{{3x3-big|BRA}} |
| align=center
|2023 |{{flagicon|CHI}} |{{3x3-big|USA}} |{{3x3-big|CHI}} |{{3x3-big|TTO}} |{{3x3-big|VEN}} |
=Women's tournament=
| class="wikitable sortable toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 80%; margin: 0 auto;" |
| style= "background: #e2e2e2;"
!colspan=6 width=100%|Pan American Games |
| style="background: #efefef;"
!width=5%|Years !width=15%|Hosts !width=20%|15px Gold !width=20%|15px Silver !width=20%|15px Bronze !width=20%|4th place |
| align=center
|2019 |{{3x3w-big|USA}} |{{3x3w-big|ARG}} |{{3x3w-big|DOM}} |{{3x3w-big|BRA}} |
| align=center
|2023 |{{flagicon|CHI}} |{{3x3w-big|USA}} |{{3x3w-big|COL}} |{{3x3w-big|CHI}} |{{3x3w-big|PUR}} |
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = 3x3
| event =
| team =
| gold_USA = 4 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 0
| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 0
| gold_CHI = 0 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 1
| gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 0 | bronze_TTO = 1
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0
| gold_PUR = 0 | silver_PUR = 1 | bronze_PUR = 0
| gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 0 | bronze_DOM = 2
}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080613001638/http://www.cbb.com.br/competicoes/pan2007/masculino/historico.asp Brazil's History of Men's Tournament]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617101522/http://www.cbb.com.br/competicoes/pan2007/feminino/historico.asp Brazil's History of Women's Tournament]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817212954/http://www.caribbeanbasketball.com/ Caribbean Basketball Confederation...Since 1981]}}
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