Pan American Wrestling Championships
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| Pan American Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date | February – May |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | Various |
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
Most recent | 2026 |
Next event | 2027 |
Activity | Amateur wrestling |
| Organised by | FILA → UWW |
The Pan American Wrestling Championships is the continental wrestling championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.[1] Three wrestling styles, recognized internationally by UWW, have been contested annually since its inception, namely: Greco-Roman, freestyle, and sambo wrestling. Since 1997, women's freestyle has also been contested.
History
[edit]Since the inception, sambo wrestling has been contested jointly with the Olympic wrestling styles. National teams, including the U.S. team, featured a number of veteran sambo athletes, along with experienced international wrestlers who have decided to compete in sambo. From the 1980s to 2000s saw the period of separation until the 2006, when FILA again took sambo under its control, and the Pan American Sambo Championships were expected to be included at the 2006 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The hosts in Brazil had difficulties that prevented the sambo event to be included in the competition. USA Wrestling has agreed to host the Pan American Sambo Championships alongside its U.S. Sambo National Championships.[2] In 2013 the Olympic styles and Sambo has been contested in Panama City, Panama. Following the inclusion of combat sambo into the Pan American Sambo Championships programme, which isn't exactly a wrestling style, the two championships are being held separately.
Championships
[edit]Senior
[edit]
- Cuban Women's Team began participate in the LF event since the 2007' edition.
U23
[edit]| Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Style | Events | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Rionegro | June 21–22 | FS | 10 |  United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2025 |  Querétaro | April 10–12 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | Mexico | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2026 |  Lima | June 11–13 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States |
Junior (U20)
[edit]Junior Pan American Wrestling Championships for athletes aged 17–20 years (U20) predates the Senior Championships by one year.
U17
[edit]| Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Style | Events | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lima | July 1–3 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2017 |  Buenos Aires | July 7–9 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2018 |  Guatemala City | May 25–27 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2019 | Morelia | June 28–30 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2021 | Oaxtepec | June 9–13 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2022 | Buenos Aires | June 24–26 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2023 | Mexico City | June 22–24 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2024 |  Santo Domingo | June 27–29 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2025 |  Rio de Janeiro | June 19–21 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2026 |  Panama City | April 2–4 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States |
U15
[edit]| Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Style | Events | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Villahermosa, Tabasco | September 14 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2019 | Panama City | November 1–3 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2022 | Apartado | November 4–6 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2023 | Panama City | November 24–25 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2024 |  San Salvador | June 13–15 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2025 | Guatemala City | May 22–24 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States | ||||
| 2026 | Mexico City | July 23–25 | FS | 10 | United States | |
| GR | 10 | United States | ||||
| WW | 10 | United States |
Youth
[edit]Youth (Espoir) Pan American Wrestling Championships
| Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Style | Events | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Monterrey | May 21 | GR | 10 |  Canada | |
| FS | 10 |  Cuba | ||||
| 1982 | Cali[6] | July 17–20 | GR | 10 | United States | |
| FS | 10 |
Team titles
[edit]| Rank | Country | Senior | U23 | Junior (U20) | U17 | U15 | Youth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 63 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 170 |
| 2 | Cuba | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ United World Wrestling Retrieved on November 2, 2019.
- ↑ Pan American Sombo Championships to be held alongside U S Nationals in North Palm Beach Fla Aug 19 20 BY JOSH HENSON | JULY 05, 2006, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Official Website
- ↑ 1977 Junior Pan American Games wrestling event was held in Venezuela. Known medalists include Todd Rosenthal of the Illinois State University.
- ↑ 1978 Junior Pan American Games wrestling event was held in Mexico.
- ↑ 1980 Junior Pan American Games wrestling event was held in Canada.
- ↑ 1982 Junior Pan American Games wrestling event was held earlier in July, in Caracas, Venezuela. Known medalists include Roger Sayles of Mt. Hood Junior College in Oregon and Kenny Karl.