[1] At the Games, 5,633 athletes selected from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 332 events in 34 sports divided into 47 disciplines.

[6] The Netherlands Antilles, the Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, the Cayman Islands, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia improved their position in the general medal table compared to the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[5][8] The ranking in this table is based on the official medal standings approved by the executive committee of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) on December 18, 2007.

[5] By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation.

[10] Mario Vazquez Raña, president of PASO, stated at the closing ceremony that the games had been the cleanest in Pan American history.

[5] Brazilian swimmer Rebeca Gusmão tested positive for high levels of testosterone and was stripped of her four medals.

[14] He tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone, and Damian Abbiate, the competitor from Argentina, received the medal in his place.