A Pan American Championship is a top-level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most common formats being annual, biennial, and quadrennial. It should not be confused with the Pan American Games, which is the highest level sporting competition for the region. It is common for there to be sport-specific governing bodies to organise these regional competitions, such as the Pan American Judo Confederation.
Major tournaments Sport Name Continents/Nations First edition Archery Pan American Archery Championships Americas 1972 Artistic swimming Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships Americas 2010 Athletics Pan American Race Walking CupPan American Combined Events CupPan American Cross Country Cup Americas 198420052015 Badminton Pan American Badminton Championships Americas 1977 Baseball Pan American Baseball Championship / Copa América Americas 1985 Basketball FIBA AmeriCupFIBA Women's AmeriCup Americas1980 Beach handball Pan American Beach Handball Championship Americas 1998 Boxing Pan American Boxing Championships Americas 1990 Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu ChampionshipPan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship Americas 19962007 Chess Pan American Chess Championship Americas 1945 Checkers Pan American Draughts Championship Americas 1980 Cricket ICC Americas Championship Americas 2000 Cycling Pan American Cycling ChampionshipsPan American Mountain Bike Championships Americas 19741996 Fencing Pan American Fencing Championships Americas 2006 Field hockey Men's Pan American CupWomen's Pan American Cup Americas 20002001 Football (soccer) Panamerican Championship Americas 1952 Gymnastics Pan American Gymnastics Championships Americas 1997 Handball Pan American Men's Handball ChampionshipPan American Women's Handball Championship Americas 19801986 Ice hockey Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament Americas 2014 Indoor hockey Men's Indoor Pan American CupWomen's Indoor Pan American Cup Americas 2002 Judo Pan American Judo Championships Americas 1952 Karate Pan American Karate Championships Americas 2019 Korfball Pan-American Korfball Championship Americas 2014 Racquetball Pan American Racquetball Championships Americas 1987 Rink hockey Rink Hockey American Cup Americas 2007 Rugby union PARA Pan American ChampionshipAmericas Rugby Championship (top 6 rugby union teams) Americas 19952009 Squash Pan American Squash Championships Americas 2002 Table tennis Pan American Table Tennis Championships Americas 2017 Taekwondo Pan American Taekwondo Championships Americas 1978 Tennis Pan American Championships Americas 1943–1969 Triathlon Pan American Triathlon Championships Americas 1991 Volleyball Volleyball America's CupWomen's Pan-American Volleyball CupMen's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Americas 199820022006 Water polo Pan American Water Polo Championships Americas 2006 Weightlifting Pan American Weightlifting Championships Americas 1982 Wheelchair rugby IWRF Americas Championship Americas 2009 Wrestling Pan American Wrestling Championships Americas 1984 Wushu Pan American Wushu Championships Americas 1996
See also Pan American Games, a multi-sport event between competitors from all nations in the Americas Championship World championship African Championship Asian Championship Central American Championships (disambiguation) European Championship European Junior Championships (disambiguation) North American Championship Canadian Championships Oceania Championship South American Championship
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