Pan American Gymnastics Championships | |
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Location | Lima, Peru |
Date | September 5–30, 2018 |
The 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships was held in Lima, Peru, in September, 2018. Three gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics (from September 11 to 16), rhythmic gymnastics (from September 26 to 30) and trampoline (from September 5 to 9). [1] The event was organized by the Peruvian Gymnastics Federation under the supervision of the Pan American Gymnastics Union and the International Gymnastics Federation, and served as qualification for the 2019 Pan American Games, which were also held in Lima, Peru. [2] [3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 34 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
3 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
4 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
5 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
6 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 33 | 34 | 30 | 97 |
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