Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the American taekwondo senior championships, first held in 1978 in Mexico City. The event is held every two years by the Pan American Taekwondo Union and it's considered by the World Taekwondo as the continental tournament and a Grade 4 tournament for the world and olympic rankings.
The championships should not be confused with:
the Pan American Games taekwondo competitions, which form part of a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition. the ITF Pan American Taekwondo Championships, a championships organised by the International Taekwondo Federation.ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.
List of tournaments
NumberEditionHost city and countryMen's championWomen's championEvents11978 () Mexico City, Mexico821982 () Ponce, Puerto Rico1631984 () Paramaribo, Suriname841986 () Guayaquil, Ecuador1651988 () Lima, Peru1661990 () Bayamón, Puerto Rico1671992 () Colorado Springs, United States1681994 () Heredia, Costa Rica1691996 () Havana, Cuba16101998 () Lima, Peru16112000 () Oranjestad, Aruba16122002 () Quito, Ecuador16132004 () Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic16142006 () Buenos Aires, Argentina16152008 () Caguas, Puerto Rico16162010 () Monterrey, Mexico16172012 () Sucre, Bolivia16182014 () Aguascalientes, Mexico16192016 () Queretaro, Mexico16202018 () Spokane, United States16212021 () Cancún, Mexico16222022 () Punta Cana, Dominican Republic16232024 () Rio de Janeiro, Brazil16242026 () Rio de Janeiro, Brazil16
Medal table After 2026 edition.
See also Pan American Junior Taekwondo Championships
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