title: 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
text: # 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
  
  The 1997 Pan American Gymnastics Championships were held in Medellín, Colombia, July 2–7, 1997.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Artistic gymnastics
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men ||||
  | Team all-around | Cuba Eric López Francisco Diaz Lazaro Lamelas Yoandy Diaz | United States Sanjuan Jones Michael Dutka Aaron Cotter Jay Thornton | Colombia Noé Rodríguez Alexander Rangel Jorge Giraldo Leonardo González |
  | Individual all-around | Eric López (CUB) | Francisco Diaz (CUB) | Lazaro Lamelas (CUB) |
  | Floor exercise | Jay Thornton (USA) | Eric Pedercini (ARG) | Diego Lizardi (PUR) |
  | Pommel horse | Eric López (CUB) | Jay Thornton (USA) | Jorge Giraldo (COL) |
  | Rings | Diego Lizardi (PUR) | Eric López (CUB) Sergio Alvariño (ARG) | — |
  | Vault | Lazaro Lamelas (CUB) Yoandy Diaz (CUB) | — | Pablo Capote (VEN) |
  | Parallel bars | Eric López (CUB) | Francisco Diaz (CUB) | Jorge Giraldo (COL) |
  | Horizontal bar | Aaron Cotter (USA) | Alexander Rangel (COL) | Lazaro Lamelas (CUB) |
  | Women ||||
  | Team all-around | Brazil Daniele Hypólito Mariana Gonçalves Camila Comin Marilia Gomes | United States Erinn Dooley Nicole Kilpatrick Raegan Tomasek Morgan White | Cuba Leyanet Gonzalez |
  | Individual all-around | Denisse López (MEX) | Leyanet Gonzalez (CUB) | Mariana Gonçalves (BRA) |
  | Vault | Denisse López (MEX) | Brenda Magaña (MEX) | Leyanet Gonzalez (CUB) |
  | Uneven bars | Daniele Hypólito (BRA) | Morgan White (USA) | Camila Comin (BRA) |
  | Balance beam | Raegan Tomasek (USA) | Denisse López (MEX) | Leyanet Gonzalez (CUB) |
  | Floor exercise | Daniele Hypólito (BRA) | Raegan Tomasek (USA) | Marilia Gomes (BRA) |
  
  ### Rhythmic gymnastics
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Team all-around | Brazil Camila Ferezin Kizzy Antualpa Dayane Silva | Argentina Sandra Re Anahí Sosa | Cuba Yordania Corrales Yasleidis Rodriguez Yamile Sotolongo |
  | Individual all-around | Yordania Corrales (CUB) | Camila Ferezin (BRA) | Kizzy Antualpa (BRA) |
  | Rope | Yordania Corrales (CUB) | Yasleidis Rodriguez (CUB) | Camila Ferezin (BRA) |
  | Hoop | Yordania Corrales (CUB) | Kizzy Antualpa (BRA) | Sandra Re (ARG) |
  | Clubs | Yordania Corrales (CUB) Dayane Silva (BRA) | — | Kizzy Antualpa (BRA) |
  | Ribbon | Kizzy Antualpa (BRA) | Sandra Re (ARG) | Yordania Corrales (CUB) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
  | 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
  | 3 | United States (USA) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
  | 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
  | 7 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 60 |
  