The Pan American Judo Confederation (PJC) is an

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comprising most of the national

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federations and associations of the

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, and is one of five such

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organizations recognized by the

International Judo Federation The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National ...

. The PJC replaced the Pan American Judo Union (PJU) when it was founded in 2009, a decision which has been contested by the remaining members of the PJU.

Events

Judo at the Pan American Games Judo has been a part of the Pan American Games since 1963 edition in São Paulo, Brazil, but only for men. Women's competition started on 1983, in Caracas, Venezuela. Medal table ''Updated to include the 2019 edition.'' Medalists Extern ...

* Judo at the Central American Games * Judo at the South American Games * Judo at the Central American and Caribbean Games *

Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships are continental judo Championships organized by the Pan American Judo Confederation since 2009. Previous championships were organized by the Panamerican Judo Union. From 2022 they are renamed to Pan American-O ...

* Pan American Junior Judo Championships * Pan American Cadet Judo Championships * Pan American U15 Judo Championships * South American Judo Championships * South American Junior Judo Championships * South American Cadet Judo Championships

References

International Judo Federation * Pan-American sports governing bodies {{sport-org-stub

Events

See also

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