2021  | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Guadalajara |
| Location |  Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Dates | 15–16 April 2021 |
| Competitors | 113 from 20 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2021 Pan American Judo Championships was a judo event which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 15 to 16 April 2021.
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 14 | 14 | 27 | 55 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Lenin Preciado Ecuador | Steven Morocho Ecuador | Dilmer Calle Peru Moisés Rosado Mexico |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Willian Lima Brazil | Orlando Polanco Cuba | Wander Mateo Dominican Republic Juan Postigos Peru |
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Magdiel Estrada Cuba | Alonso Wong Peru | Gilberto Cardoso Mexico Julián Sancho Costa Rica |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Guilherme Schimidt Brazil | Emmanuel Lucenti Argentina | Samuel Ayala Mexico Medickson del Orbe Dominican Republic |
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Robert Florentino Dominican Republic | Rafael Macedo Brazil | Francisco Balanta Colombia Yuta Galarreta Peru |
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Kyle Reyes Canada | Thomas Briceño Chile | Leonardo Gonçalves Brazil Nathaniel Keeve United States |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Rafael Silva Brazil | David Moura Brazil | Sergio del Sol Mexico Freddy Figueroa Ecuador |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Mary Dee Vargas Chile | Gabriela Chibana Brazil | Nathalia Brigida Brazil Luz Peña Ecuador |
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Larissa Pimenta Brazil | Angelica Delgado United States | Katelyn Jarrell-Bouyssou United States Kristine Jiménez Panama |
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Arnaes Odelín Cuba | Ketelyn Nascimento Brazil | Jéssica Pereira Brazil Kelly Deguchi Canada |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Ketleyn Quadros Brazil | Prisca Awiti Mexico | Alisha Galles United States Estefania García Ecuador |
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Ellen Santana Brazil | Celinda Corozo Ecuador | Chantal Wright United States |
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | Vanessa Chalá Ecuador | Kaliema Antomarchi Cuba | Karen León Venezuela Nefeli Papadakis United States |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Beatriz Souza Brazil | Nina Cutro-Kelly United States | Priscila Martínez Mexico Melissa Mojica Puerto Rico |
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