Qualification system A total of 140 judokas (ten per weight category) will qualify to compete at the games. There will be six qualification events for athletes to earn ranking points, and the top nine nations qualify per event. The host nation (Canada) is automatically qualified in each event, for a total of ten per event. If the host nations is not ranked in the top ten places, Canada will take the place of the tenth ranked nation. If Canada is ranked in the top nine nations, the tenth ranked nation will qualify instead. A nation may enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category.
Qualification timeline Event Date Venue 2012 Pan American Judo Championships April 26–29 Montreal 2013 Pan American Judo Championships April 18–19 San Jose 2013 Copa Panamericana April 20 San Jose 2014 Pan American Judo Championships April 24–26 Guayaquil 2014 Copa Panamericana October 4 Bridgetown 2015 Pan American Judo Championships April 24–26 Edmonton
Qualification summary The final list of countries qualified was published by the Pan American Judo Confederation on April 25, 2015. NOC Men WomenTotal -60kg -66kg -73kg -81kg -90kg -100kg +100kg -48kg -52kg -57kg -63kg -70kg -78kg +78kg XXXXXX XXXX X11 XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 XX X X 4 X X XXXXXXX 9 X1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 XXX X XXX X8 XXX XXXXXXXX11 XXX 3 XXX 3 X 1 X XXXXXXX XXXX12 XX XX 4 XX X X 4 X 1 XXXXXX XXXXXX12 XX 2 XX XXXXXXXXXX12 Total: 19 NOCs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 140
Men 60kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
66kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
73kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
81kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
90kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
100kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
+100kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
Women 48kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
52kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
57kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
63kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
70kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
78kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
+78kg Criteria Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 Top 9 ranked countries 9 TOTAL 10
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