Judo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Judo at the 2015 Pan American Games.

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
	April 26–29	Montreal
	April 18–19	San Jose
2013 Copa Panamericana	April 20	San Jose
	April 24–26	Guayaquil
2014 Copa Panamericana	October 4	Bridgetown
	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
														+78kg
	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X	11
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
				X	X			X					X		4
	X			X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X		9
														X	1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
	X	X	X		X			X	X	X				X	8
	X	X	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
		X	X	X											3
											X	X	X		3
							X								1
	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	12
	X	X				X	X								4
			X	X						X		X			4
						X									1
		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	12
					X	X									2
	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
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

66kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

73kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

81kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

90kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

100kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

+100kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

Women

48kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

52kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

57kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

63kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

70kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

78kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

+78kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
Top 9 ranked countries	9
TOTAL	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: C.P.J. Ranking Adultos-Senior. 10 October 2014 . cpjudo.com/ . .xls . . 13 December 2014.
2. Web site: Qualification System – Judo . . teamusa.org/ . . .pdf . 22 January 2015.
3. Web site: Pan American Judo Rankings . 25 April 2015 . cpjudo.com/ . Pan American Judo Confederation. 9 May 2015.