2004  | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Margarita Island |
| Location |  Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Dates | 19–24 April 2004 |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | JudoInside |
The 2004 Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela from 19 April to 24 April 2004.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| –55 kg |  Robert Gómez (DOM) |  Mariano Russo (ARG) | Daniel Martínez (VEN) |
 Jhonny Guaca (COL) | |||
| –60 kg | Reiver Alvarenga (VEN) |  Gonzalo Ibanez (CAN) | Modesto Lara (DOM) |
 Ángelo Gómez (CUB) | |||
| –66 kg |  Leandro Cunha (BRA) | Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) |  Justin Flores (USA) |
 Melvin Méndez (PUR) | |||
| –73 kg | Jimmy Pedro (USA) | Richard León (VEN) | Rodrigo Lucenti (ARG) |
| Rubert Martínez (CUB) | |||
| –81 kg | Flávio Canto (BRA) | Gabriel Arteaga (CUB) | Ariel Sganga (ARG) |
 Álvaro Paseyro (URU) | |||
| –90 kg | Carlos Honorato (BRA) | Brian Olson (USA) | Eduardo Costa (ARG) |
| Yosvany Despaigne (CUB) | |||
| –100 kg | Oreydis Despaigne (CUB) | Mário Sabino (BRA) | Rhadi Ferguson (USA) |
| Andrés Loforte (ARG) | |||
| +100 kg | Leonel Ruiz (VEN) | Daniel Hernandes (BRA) |  Joel Brutus (HAI) |
| Rigoberto Trujillo (CUB) | |||
| Openweight | Carlos Honorato (BRA) | Juan Díaz (VEN) | Rigoberto Trujillo (CUB) |
| Franklin Pérez (DOM) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| –44 kg | Johanna Brizuela (VEN) | Andrea Collazo (COL) | Not awarded |
| Not awarded | |||
| –48 kg | Yamila Zambrano (CUB) | Daniela Polzin (BRA) | Carolyne Lepage (CAN) |
| Lisseth Orozco (COL) | |||
| –52 kg | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Charlee Minkin (USA) | María García (DOM) |
| Flor Velázquez (VEN) | |||
| –57 kg | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | Yurisleidy Lupetey (CUB) | Yadinis Amarís (COL) |
| Jessica García (PUR) | |||
| –63 kg | Ronda Rousey (USA) | Érica Moraes (BRA) | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) |
| Audrey Puello (DOM) | |||
| –70 kg | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | Christina Yannetsos (USA) |
 Diana Chalá (ECU) | |||
| –78 kg | Edinanci Silva (BRA) | Lorena Briceño (ARG) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
| Keivi Pinto (VEN) | |||
| +78 kg | Giovanna Blanco (VEN) | Carmen Chalá (ECU) |  Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) |
| Priscila Marques (BRA) | |||
| Openweight | Giovanna Blanco (VEN) | Carmen Chalá (ECU) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
 Verónica Mendoza (ESA) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 18 | 18 | 34 | 70 | |
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