[1] Artistic gymnastics competitions have been contested in the Americas since 1946, at the fifth edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games.
[5][6] A tournament for senior artistic and rhythmic gymnasts took place for the first time in 1989, named the Pan American Cup.
[7][8] A second edition of the tournament was scheduled for four years later, in December 1993, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, with events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics.
In 2004, the Pan American Trampoline and Tumbling Championships was organized for the first time in Tampa, United States.
[15] The first edition of the Pan American Championships for youth and junior gymnasts was originally scheduled to take place in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in 1986, but was ultimately postponed to February 1987.