2016  | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Havana, Cuba |
| Dates | 29–30 April 2016 |
| Competitors | 196 from 24 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2016 Pan American Judo Championships was held in Havana, Cuba from 29 to 30 April 2016. [1]
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Havana, Cuba |
| Dates | 29–30 April 2016 |
| Competitors | 196 from 24 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2016 Pan American Judo Championships was held in Havana, Cuba from 29 to 30 April 2016. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) [2] | Felipe Kitadai  Brazil | Sérgio Pessoa  Canada | Juan Postigos  Peru |
| Eric Takabatake Brazil | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) [3] | Charles Chibana Brazil | Eduardo Araujo  Mexico | Antoine Bouchard Canada |
| Ángel Hernández Mexico | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) [4] | Arthur Margelidon Canada | Alex Pombo Brazil | Magdiel Estrada Cuba |
| Alonso Wong Peru | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) [5] | Antoine Valois-Fortier Canada | Travis Stevens  United States | Victor Penalber Brazil |
| Iván Felipe Silva Morales Cuba | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) [6] | Tiago Camilo Brazil | Colton Brown United States | Thomas Briceño  Chile |
Robert Florentino  Dominican Republic | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) [7] | José Armenteros Cuba | Kyle Reyes Canada | Luciano Corrêa Brazil |
| Marc Deschenes Canada | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) [8] | Rafael Silva Brazil | David Moura Brazil | José Cuevas Mexico |
| Alex García Mendoza Cuba |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) [9] | Sarah Menezes Brazil | Paula Pareto  Argentina | Nathalia Brigida Brazil |
| Dayaris Mestre Álvarez Cuba | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) [10] | Érika Miranda Brazil | Ecaterina Guica Canada | Angelica Delgado United States |
| Gretel Romero Cuba | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) [11] | Marti Malloy United States | Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Canada | Anailis Dorvigni Cuba |
| Rafaela Silva Brazil | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) [12] | Mariana Silva Brazil | Maricet Espinosa Cuba | Estefania García  Ecuador (ECU) |
| Stéfanie Tremblay Canada | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) [13] | Yuri Alvear  Colombia | Kelita Zupancic Canada | María Pérez  Puerto Rico |
Elvismar Rodríguez  Venezuela | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) [14] | Kayla Harrison United States | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Kaliema Antomarchi Cuba |
| Yalennis Castillo Cuba | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) [15] | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Maria Suelen Altheman Brazil | Melissa Mojica Puerto Rico |
| Rochele Nunes Brazil |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Cuba (CUB)* | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 nations) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
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