2020  | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Guadalajara |
| Location |  Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Dates | 19–22 November 2020 |
| Competitors | 122 from 17 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2020 Pan American Judo Championships was a judo event which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 19 to 22 November 2020. The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Montreal, Canada, from 17 to 19 April 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3]
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 15 | 15 | 28 | 58 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Eric Takabatake Brazil | Adonis Diaz United States | Steven Morocho Ecuador Lenin Preciado Ecuador |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Daniel Cargnin Brazil | Osniel Solís Cuba | Tal Almog Argentina Orlando Polanco Cuba |
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Antoine Bouchard Canada | Eduardo Barbosa Brazil | Gilberto Cardoso Mexico Alonso Wong Peru |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Adrián Gandía Puerto Rico | Eduardo Yudi Santos Brazil | Luis Angeles Peru Medickson del Orbe Dominican Republic |
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Iván Felipe Silva Morales Cuba | Rafael Macedo Brazil | Colton Brown United States Zachary Burt Canada |
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Shady El Nahas Canada | Rafael Buzacarini Brazil | Robert Florentino Dominican Republic Kyle Reyes Canada |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Andy Granda Cuba | Rafael Silva Brazil | David Moura Brazil Marc Deschenes Canada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Paula Pareto Argentina | Edna Carrillo Mexico | Keisy Perafán Argentina Mary Dee Vargas Chile |
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Ecaterina Guica Canada | Luz Olvera Mexico | Nahomys Acosta Cuba Larissa Pimenta Brazil |
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Miryam Roper Panama | Leilani Akiyama United States | Arnaes Odelín Cuba Jéssica Pereira Brazil |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Canada | Anriquelis Barrios Venezuela | Alisha Galles United States Ketleyn Quadros Brazil |
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Maria Portela Brazil | María Pérez Puerto Rico | Chantal Wright United States Elvismar Rodríguez Venezuela |
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | Vanessa Chalá Ecuador | Nefeli Papadakis United States | Diana Brenes Costa Rica Karen León Venezuela |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Maria Suelen Altheman Brazil | Beatriz Souza Brazil | Yuliana Bolívar Peru |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | Brazil | Cuba | Peru |
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