The 30-year-old eased past Jose Vargas 15-7, 15-9 at Villa Deportiva Regional del Callao to win gold, adding another to those she earned at Guadalajara 2011 and Toronto 2015. 

Argentina's Natalia Mendez and Colombia's Adriana Riveros completed the podium.

Longoria then claimed her third consecutive doubles title, triumphing against Guatemala's Maria Rodriquez and Gabriela Martinez alongside Samantha Salas.

The Mexican pair recorded a 15-5, 11-15, 11-5 victory to win, with Jose Vargas and Mendez, alongside Kelani Lawrence and Rhonda Rajsich, finishing third. 

On Saturday (August 10), Longoria will attempt to attain yet another third consecutive Pan American Games title, this time in the team event. 

"Each win has special meaning," she said.

"Guadalajara 2011 was my Pan American Games debut. 

"The racquetball complex was full of Mexicans who supported me.

"In Toronto I was the flag bearer for the delegation. 

"It was double motivation and pressure to win gold.

"Today, in Lima, was my best moment in sports and is one of the happiest days of my life."

Rodrigo Montoya won a dramatic men's singles final against fellow Mexican Alvaro Beltran, who fell against one of the court's glass walls with such force that it smashed. 

Beltran continued to play, but lost 9-15, 15-6, 11-0, with the incident clearly taking its toll.

Bronze went to Bolivia's Conrrado Moscoso and Colombia's Mario Mercado.

Montoya then went on to take doubles gold with teammate Javier Mar, defeating Moscoso and fellow Bolivian Roland Keller 15-10, 15-1.

In third place was Costa Rican pair Andres Acuna and Felipe Camacho, alongside Rocky Carson and Charles Pratt of the US.

The Americans dominated in the pool at the VIDENA National Sports Complex, collecting seven gold medals. 

Claire Rasmus opened their account in the women's 200 metre freestyle, edging past compatriot Meaghan Raab in the final.

Rasmus finished in a time of 1mins 58.64secs, ending just 0.06 seconds clear of her team-mate.

Brazil’s Larissa Martins De Oliveira completed the medal positions in 1:59.78..

Kendyl Stewart then triumphed in the women's 100m butterfly final after managing a time of 58.49.

Canada's Danielle Hanus finished second in 58.93, while another American, Sarah Gibson, was third in 59.11.

Tom Shields was the victor in the men’s 100m butterfly title. 

The American, an Olympic champion in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, posted a time of 51.59 to claim gold.

Guatemala’s Luis Martinez Mendez was the silver medallist, ending just 0.04 off the pace, while Brazil’s Vinicius Moreira Lanza took bronze in 51.88.

Alexandra Walsh achieved gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:08.30, collecting the US's fourth gold of the evening.

There was just 0.09 separating Walsh and her team-mate Isabelle Stadden at the finish, with Canada’s Mackenzie Glover completing the podium in 2:10.95.

Another American one-two was recorded in the men's 200m backstroke, after Daniel Carr triumphed in a time of 1:58.13, followed by his team-mate Nicholas Alexander in 1:58.30.

Brazil’s Leonardo Gomes de Deus was third in 1:58.73.

An evening of US success in the pool concluded with their mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team, which included star name Nathan Adrian, winning gold in a time of 3:24.84.

Brazil were second in 3:25.97, with Mexico came third in 3:31.36.