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

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	8
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		3
Colombia				X			X		X		X	X	X		6
Costa Rica											X				1
Cuba			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
Dominican Republic	X		X		X									X	4
Ecuador	X		X				X				X	X	X	X	7
El Salvador				X								X			2
Guatemala							X				X		X		3
Honduras							X								1
Mexico	X			X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	11
Peru		X				X									2
Puerto Rico				X								X		X	3
Trinidad and Tobago						X									1
United States			X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	10
Uruguay					X	X									2
Venezuela	X	X			X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	10
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	Ecuador Brazil Mexico Dominican Republic Argentina Venezuela
TOTAL	10

66kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Peru Venezuela
TOTAL	10

73kg

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

81kg

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

90kg

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

100kg

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

Women

48kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba Brazil Mexico Venezuela
TOTAL	10

52kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Argentina Colombia Brazil Mexico Cuba
TOTAL	10

57kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil United States Cuba Argentina
TOTAL	10

63kg

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

70kg

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

78kg

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

+78kg

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

References