Pan American Wrestling Championships


The Pan American Wrestling Championships is the continental amateur wrestling championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Three wrestling styles, recognized internationally by FILA, USA Wrestling and AAU, and respective amateur athletic authorities in Canada, Latin American and Caribbean countries, has been contested annually since the inception, namely: Greco-Roman, freestyle and Sambo wrestling. Since 1997 women's freestyle is also contested along with the mentioned styles.

History

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. In 2013 the Olympic styles and Sambo has been contested in Panama City, Panama. Following the inclusion of the Combat Sambo into the Pan American Sambo Championships programme, which isn't exactcly a wrestling style, the two championships are being held separately.

Championships

Senior

Youth Pan American Wrestling Championships
YearHostVenueDatesStyleEventsTeam Champion
1979 MonterreyMay 21GR10
1979 MonterreyMay 21FS10
1982 CaliJuly 17–20GR10
1982 CaliJuly 17–20FS10

Junior

Junior Pan American Wrestling Championships for athletes aged 17–20 years predates the Senior Championships by one year.
YearHostVenueDatesStyleEventsTeam Champion
1976 San SalvadorDecember 9–10GR10
1976 San SalvadorDecember 9–10FS10
1977 QuitoJune 22–24GR10
1977 QuitoJune 25–27FS10
1978 CaracasJune 7–11GR10
1978 CaracasJune 7–11FS10
1979 San Luis PotosíMay 21–24GR10
1979 San Luis PotosíMay 21–24FS10
1980 Panama CityMay 13–16
1980 San JuanMay 23–26GR10
1980 San JuanMay 23–26FS10
1982 CaracasJulyGR10
1982 CaracasJulyFS10
1983 Mexico CityJuly ? – 7GR10
1983 Mexico CityJuly ? – 7FS10
1984 Mexico CityJune 21July 1GR10
1984 Mexico CityJune 21 – July 1FS10
1985 CaliJuly 3GR13
1985 CaliJuly 3FS13
1989 Santa FeJune 22–25GR10
1989 Santa FeJune 22–25FS10
1992 LondonJune ?–16GR
1992 LondonJune ?–16FS
1993 Cuba"Summer"GR
1993 Cuba"Summer"FS
1994AprilGR
1994AprilFS
1996 ColombiaAprilGR
1996 ColombiaAprilFS
2002 BogotaJune 7GR9
2002 BogotaJune 7FS9
2002 BogotaJune 7LF8
2002 BogotaJune 7LF8
2004 MaracaiboJuly 16GR8
2004 MaracaiboJuly 16FS8
2004 MaracaiboJuly 16LF8
2004 MaracaiboJuly 16LF8
2005 MaracaiboJune 29GR8
2005 MaracaiboJune 29FS8
2005 MaracaiboJune 29LF8
2006 Guatemala CityAugust 17GR8
2006 Guatemala CityAugust 17FS8
2006 Guatemala CityAugust 17LF8
2007 MaracaiboJune 22GR8
2007 MaracaiboJune 22FS8
2007 MaracaiboJune 22LF8
2008 CuencaJune 20GR8
2008 CuencaJune 20FS8
2008 CuencaJune 20LF8
2009 GuadalajaraSeptember 23GR8
2009 GuadalajaraSeptember 24FS8
2009 GuadalajaraSeptember 25LF8
2010 ManaguaJuly 9GR8
2010 ManaguaJuly 9GR8
2010 ManaguaJuly 9FS8
2010 ManaguaJuly 9LF8
2011 São PauloJuly 2GR8
2011 São PauloJuly 1FS8
2011 São PauloJuly 1LF8
2012 PeténJune 6GR8
2012 PeténJune 6FS8
2012 PeténJune 6LF8
2013 SantiagoJuly 12GR8
2013 SantiagoJuly 12FS8
2013 SantiagoJuly 12LF8
2014 TorontoJune 27–29GR8
2014 TorontoJune 27–29FS8
2014 TorontoJune 27–29LF8
2015 HavanaMay 6–8GR8
2015 HavanaMay 6–8FS8
2015 HavanaMay 6–8LF8
2016 BarinasJune 10–12GR8
2016 BarinasJune 10–12FS8
2016 BarinasJune 10–12LF8
2017 LimaJune 9–11GR8
2017 LimaJune 9–11FS8
2017 LimaJune 9–11LF8
2018 FortalezaAugust 15–17GR10
2018 FortalezaAugust 17–19FS10
2018 FortalezaAugust 17–19LF10
2019 Guatemala CityJune 5–7GR10
2019 Guatemala CityJune 5–7FS10
2019 Guatemala CityJune 5–7LF10
2020 BrasiliaJuly 10–12GR10TBD
2020 BrasiliaJuly 10–12FS10TBD
2020 BrasiliaJuly 10–12LF10TBD
2021TBATBAJuly 9–11GRTBD
2021TBATBAJuly 9–11FSTBD
2021TBATBAJuly 9–11LFTBD

Cadet

U15

Team Championships

Pan American Team Championships