Pan American Taekwondo Championships
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DisciplineTaekwondo
Typekyourugui, biennial
OrganiserPan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
Firstedition1978 in Mexico City, Mexico
| Current event or competition: 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser | Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico |
| Editions | 20 (2018) |
Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the American taekwondo senior championships, first held in 1978 in Mexico City.[1] The event is held every two years by the Pan American Taekwondo Union and it's considered by the World Taekwondo as the continental tournament and a Grade 4 tournament for the world and olympic rankings.[2]
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 International Taekwondo Federation.[3]
