In the Pan-American Games held in the Dominican Republic on August 2003, Raúl Papaleo and his team mate, Ramon Hernandez, won the bronze Medal by defeating the U.S. team, represented by David Fischer and Brad Torsone, by 21-17 and 21-14 in 43 minutes.
Papaleo's total domestic earnings from 1994-2003 were $74,560 and his total international earnings from 1996-2004 have been $34,626 for a grand total of $109,185 monies earned.