Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the

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senior championships, first held in 1978 in

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. The event is held every two years by the

Pan American Taekwondo Union World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The ''World Taekwo ...

and it's considered by the

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as the continental tournament and a Grade 4 tournament for the world and olympic rankings. The championships should not be confused with: * the Pan American Games taekwondo competitions, which form part of a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition. * the ITF Pan American Taekwondo Championships, a championships organised by the

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List of tournaments

References

{{Panamerican Championships Taekwondo competitions International sports championships in the Americas Taekwondo in North America Taekwondo in South America Recurring sporting events established in 1978 Biennial sporting events