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

References

1. "C.P.J. Ranking Adultos-Senior" (.xls). http://www.cpjudo.com/. Panamerican Judo Confederation. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
2. "Qualification System – Judo" (.pdf). http://www.teamusa.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
3. "Pan American Judo Rankings" (PDF). http://www.cpjudo.com/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. External link in |website= (help)