United States at the 2019 Pan American Games

United States at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru
July 26 – August 11, 2019
Competitors636 in 39 sports
Flag bearer Kathleen Sharkey[1]
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
122
Silver
87
Bronze
84
Total
293
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The United States competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[2][3] The team included 313 men and 327 women.

The United States traditionally fielded its B or C teams in the most of sports. In basketball, the US men's team was made up of U20 Big East collegiate players, who were blown out by a senior professional Argentine team in the semi-final, but still managed to win bronze against the Dominican Republic.[4][5][6]

The United States 4x100 mixed medley relay swimming team originally won the gold medal, however it was disqualified for two alleged breaststroke kicks off the turn. USA Swimming voiced their disagreement with the decision, but they were not allowed to appeal.[7]

The United States topped the medal count with 122 gold and 293 overall medals, its best result in the 21st century.

  1. ^ @USAatPanAmGames (25 July 2019). "Kathleen Sharkey (@USAFieldHockey)..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Participating Countries". www.lima2019.pe/. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST/Team USA Departs For Lima For Pan American Games". Creighton University Athletics. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "U.S., Canada need to open eyes to Pan Am Games". Reuters. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019.
  6. ^ US Men's Basketball Team Defeats Dominican Republic for Bronze Medal at Pamn Ams Team USA August 4, 2019
  7. ^ @USASwimmingNews (9 August 2019). "Update: The U.S. has been disqualified for two breaststroke kicks off the turn. While we disagree with the decision…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.