Pan American Taekwondo Championships
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Competition details | |
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Discipline | Taekwondo |
Type | kyourugui, biennial |
Organiser | Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) |
History | |
First edition | 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico |
Editions | 20 (2018) |
Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the American taekwondo senior championships, first held in 1978 in Mexico City.[1] The event is held every two years by the Pan American Taekwondo Union and it's considered by the World Taekwondo as the continental tournament and a Grade 4 tournament for the world and olympic rankings.[2]
The championships should not be confused with:
- the Pan American Games taekwondo competitions, which form part of a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition.
- the ITF Pan American Taekwondo Championships, a championships organised by the International Taekwondo Federation.[3]
List of tournaments[]
References[]
- ^ "Pan American Taekwondo Union History". Pan Am Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "New Competition Grading to Obtain Ranking Points - en.mastkd.com". en.mastkd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
Categories:
- Pan American Taekwondo Championships
- Taekwondo competitions
- International sports championships in the Americas
- Taekwondo in North America
- Taekwondo in South America
- Recurring sporting events established in 1978
- Biennial sporting events