Judo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification system[]

A total of 140 judokas (ten per weight category) will qualify to compete at the games. There will be six qualification events for athletes to earn ranking points, and the top nine nations qualify per event. The host nation (Canada) is automatically qualified in each event, for a total of ten per event. If the host nations is not ranked in the top ten places, Canada will take the place of the tenth ranked nation. If Canada is ranked in the top nine nations, the tenth ranked nation will qualify instead. A nation may enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category.^[1][2]

Qualification timeline[]

Event	Date	Venue
2012 Pan American Judo Championships	April 26–29	Montreal
2013 Pan American Judo Championships	April 18–19	San Jose
2013 Copa Panamericana	April 20	San Jose
2014 Pan American Judo Championships	April 24–26	Guayaquil
2014 Copa Panamericana	October 4	Bridgetown
2015 Pan American Judo Championships	April 24–26	Edmonton

Qualification summary[]

The final list of countries qualified was published by the Pan American Judo Confederation on April 25, 2015.^[3]

NOC	Men							Women							Total
	-60kg	-66kg	-73kg	-81kg	-90kg	-100kg	+100kg	-48kg	-52kg	-57kg	-63kg	-70kg	-78kg	+78kg
Argentina	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X	11
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Canada	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Chile				X	X			X					X		4
Colombia	X			X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X		9
Costa Rica														X	1
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Dominican Republic	X	X	X		X			X	X	X				X	8
Ecuador	X	X	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
El Salvador		X	X	X											3
Guatemala											X	X	X		3
Honduras							X								1
Mexico	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	12
Peru	X	X				X	X								4
Puerto Rico			X	X						X		X			4
Trinidad and Tobago						X									1
United States		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	12
Uruguay					X	X									2
Venezuela	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
Total: 19 NOCs	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	140

Men[]

60kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Ecuador  Mexico  Dominican Republic  Argentina  Peru  Venezuela  Cuba  Colombia
TOTAL	10

66kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Mexico  Dominican Republic  Peru  Venezuela  United States  Argentina  El Salvador  Ecuador
TOTAL	10

73kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba  Brazil  United States  Argentina  Ecuador  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Mexico  El Salvador
TOTAL	10

81kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Argentina  United States  Colombia  El Salvador  Chile  Mexico  Puerto Rico
TOTAL	10

90kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Chile  Dominican Republic  United States  Venezuela  Uruguay  Argentina  Mexico
TOTAL	10

100kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Argentina  Venezuela  Mexico  Peru  United States  Uruguay  Trinidad and Tobago
TOTAL	10

+100kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Ecuador  Mexico  United States  Colombia  Honduras  Venezuela  Guatemala  Peru
TOTAL	10

Women[]

48kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba  Brazil  Mexico  Argentina  Ecuador  Venezuela  Colombia  Dominican Republic  Chile
TOTAL	10

52kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Argentina  Brazil  Cuba  Mexico  Colombia  United States  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Venezuela
TOTAL	10

57kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  United States  Cuba  Argentina  Colombia  Ecuador  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Venezuela
TOTAL	10

63kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba  Brazil  Colombia  Ecuador  United States  Mexico  Costa Rica  Venezuela  Guatemala  Argentina
TOTAL	10

70kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Colombia  Ecuador  Venezuela  Cuba  United States  Puerto Rico  Mexico  El Salvador  Guatemala
TOTAL	10

78kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Ecuador  United States  Guatemala  Venezuela  Mexico  Chile  Colombia
TOTAL	10

+78kg[]

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba  Brazil  Mexico  Ecuador  United States  Puerto Rico  Dominican Republic  Argentina  Venezuela  Costa Rica
TOTAL	10

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