The Latin American Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1978 in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

. The second edition has been held in 1980 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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. After these two editions the Latin American Championships have been suspended till 1989. Between 1989 and 1992, the tournament were held every year. Between 1994 and 2000, the tournament were held every two years, in the even years. Since 2001 the tournament is held annually. Since its first edition the tournament included seven competitions, namely, Men's single, double and team, Women's single, double and team, as well as the mixed double.

Latin American Championships - Results (1980 - Now)

Year	City	Team		Single		Double
		Men's	Women's	Men's	Women's	Men's	Women's	Mixed
2011	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...	Brazil	Venezuela	J. Lin	X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	S. Liu   G. Alto	L. Silva Santos   J. Yamada	C. Matsumoto   L. Silva Santos
2010	Cancún Cancún Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...	Brazil	Brazil	S. Liu	Y. Silva Llorente	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   C. Matsumoto	F. I. Ramos Portillo   R. Ezzeddine	C. Matsumoto   L. Silva Santos
2009	San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...	Brazil	Chile	C. Matsumoto	L. Silva Santos	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   C. Matsumoto	L. Silva Santos   M. Nonaka	C. Matsumoto   L. Silva Santos
2008	Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...	Brazil	Dominican Republic	T. F. M. Monteiro	X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	S. Liu   P. A. Tabachnik	X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....   Q. Lian Lian Qian Lian Qian is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition.-References:**...	J. Lin   X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....
2007	Guarulhos Guarulhos Guarulhos is the second largest city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and a suburb of São Paulo city itself. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. The population in 2006 is 1,283,253, the density is 4,035.26 inh./km² and the area is 318 km²...	Brazil	Brazil	S. Liu	X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   T. F. M. Monteiro	L. M. Perez   F. I. Ramos Portillo	J. Lin   X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....
2006	Medellín Medellín Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...	Argentina	Brazil	S. Liu	L. Silva Santos	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   T. F. M. Monteiro	B. Rodriguez Olate   X. Ceron	T. F. M. Monteiro   L. Silva Santos
2005	Punta Del Este Punta del Este Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...	Brazil	Brazil	J. Lin	Q. Lian Lian Qian Lian Qian is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition.-References:**...	S. Liu   P. A. Tabachnik	L. Silva Santos   K. Sako	J. Lin   Q. Lian Lian Qian Lian Qian is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition.-References:**...
2004	Valdivia Valdivia -Geography:*Chile** Valdivia, Chile, a city and municipality in the Province of Valdivia** Valdivia River, a river which begins in the city of Valdivia** Valdivia Province, the Province of Valdivia...	Brazil	Chile	T. F. M. Monteiro	X. Wu Wu Xue Wu Xue is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	S. Liu   P. A. Tabachnik	E. E. Gonzalez del Riego   M. Espineira Jimenez	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   M. Nonaka
2003	El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...			S. Liu	F. I. Ramos Portillo	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   T. F. M. Monteiro	B. Rodriguez Olate   S. Tepes
2002	Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...	Brazil	Chile	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....	B. Rodriguez Olate	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   T. F. M. Monteiro	B. Rodriguez Olate   S. Tepes	J. Papic Vilca   S. Tepes
2001	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...	Chile	Chile	A.G. Morales Marengo	B. Rodriguez Olate	A. G. Morales Marengo   A. Rodriguez	S. Morel   S. Tepes	J. Papic Vilca   S. Tepes
2000	Coquimbo Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...	Brazil	Cuba	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....	L. Suarez	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   T. F. M. Monteiro	M. Ramirez Velazquez   L. Suarez	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   E. Ferreira
1998	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...	Chile	Brazil	S. Liu	S. Tepes	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   C. Kawai Issamu	M. Doti   L. M. Kosaka	J. Salamanca Gonzalez   B. Rodriguez Olate
1996	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...	Chile	Brazil	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....	L. M. Kosaka	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   G. F. Peixoto	M. Doti   L. M. Kosaka	J. Papic Vilca   S. Tepes
1994	Sancti Spiritus Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. Sancti Spíritus, Latin for "Holy Spirit," is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time of the sugar trade.-History:...	Brazil	Cuba	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....	M. Armas Nunez	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....   C.M. Kano	M. Armas Nunez   Y. Rodriguez Rey	F. Arado de Armas   M. Armas Nunez
1992	Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...	Cuba	Cuba	H. Hoyama Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Latin American Table Tennis Championships....	Y. Rodriguez Rey	R. Arado Gonzalez   S. Roque Panton	N. N. Aparicio   A. Prieto	R. Arado Gonzalez   Y. Rodriguez Rey
1991	Camagüey Camagüey Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made...	Cuba	Cuba	C. M. Kano	Y. Rodriguez Rey	R. Arado Gonzalez   E. Gonzalez Hernandez	M. Armas Nunez   Y. Rodriguez Rey	R. Arado Gonzalez   Y. Rodriguez Rey
1990	Sancti Spiritus Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. Sancti Spíritus, Latin for "Holy Spirit," is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time of the sugar trade.-History:...	Brazil	Cuba	C. M. Kano	M. Armas Nunez	J. Gambra Said   M. Nunez Pinet	M. Armas Nunez   Y. Rodriguez Rey	E. Gonzales Hernandez   M. Armas Nunez
1989	Las Tunas Las Tunas Cuba:*Las Tunas Province*Victoria de Las Tunas .Argentina:*Las Tunas - A shantytown....	Chile	Cuba	C. M. Kano	M. Armas Nunez	J. Gambra Said   M. Nunez Pinet	C. Miranda Yera   M. Ramirez Velazquez	M. R. Betancourt   M. Armas Nunez
1980	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...	Brazil	Mexico	R. Inokuchi Teuto	D. Guillen	R. Fermin   J. A. Vila	M. Liyau Ho   P. Moreno	A. R. da Cunha   M. R. Pupo Santa Rosa
1978	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...	Mexico	Peru	F. Lopez	E. Popper	E. Resek   J. A. Vila	M. R. Baez Gato   R. Ortiz-Tresod	F. Lopez   E. Popper

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