Bodybuilding at the 2019 Pan American Games

Bodybuilding competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held on August 10, 2019 at the Coliseo Mariscal Caceres. The venue also hosted the weightlifting competitions.^[1]

Bodybuilding at the 2019 Pan American Games
Bodybuilding pictogram
Venue	Coliseo Mariscal Caceres
Dates	August 10, 2019
Competitors	32 from 19 nations
«Debut

In November 2016, Panam Sports added the sport to the Pan American Games sport program, which meant the sport made its debut at the games.^[2] A total of two events will be contested: one for men (classic bodybuilding) and one for women (bikini fitness). A total of 32 bodybuilders (16 per gender) competed.^[3]

El Salvador won both gold medals on offer.^[4][5]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	El Salvador	2	0	0	2
2	Colombia	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
4	Chile	0	0	1	1
	Guatemala	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's class bodybuilding details	William Rodríguez  El Salvador	36	Carlos Giraldo  Colombia	38	Jonathan Martínez  Guatemala	40
Women's bikini fitness details	Paulina Zamora  El Salvador	21	Xyomara Valdivia  Mexico	36	Macarena Figueroa  Chile	41

Participating nations

A total of 19 countries qualified athletes.

•  Argentina (1)
•  Belize (1)
•  Bolivia (2)
•  Brazil (2)
•  Chile (2)
•  Colombia (2)
•  Costa Rica (1)
•  Dominican Republic (1)
•  Ecuador (2)
•  El Salvador (2)
•  Guatemala (2)
•  Honduras (2)
•  Jamaica (1)
•  Mexico (2)
•  Nicaragua (2)
•  Paraguay (1)
•  Peru (2)
•  Uruguay (2)
•  Venezuela (2)

Qualification

Main article: Bodybuilding at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

A total of 32 athletes qualified. The top 15 athletes (one per nation) after reallocation and the host nation Peru, qualified in each event. Qualification was done at the 2018 Pan American Championships held in Antigua, Guatemala in November.^[3]