Argentina at the Pan American Games
sporting event delegation
Argentina has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sport event in 1951, in which it hosted. Argentina competed in the first ever Pan American Winter Games in 1990; however, it failed to get medals.
Argentina finished first in the medal table in the 1951 edition.
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Notes
^a Some sources appoint 47 silver medals and 39 bronze medals, instead of 44 and 38, respectively. This would result in a total of 154 medals earned during the 1951 Games, instead of 150.
^b Some sources appoint 33 silver medals and 20 bronze medals, instead of 31 and 15, respectively. This would result in a total of 80 medals earned during the 1955 Games, instead of 73.
^c Some sources appoint 22 silver medals and 12 bronze medals, instead of 19 and 11, respectively. This would result in a total of 43 medals earned during the 1959 Games, instead of 39.
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