2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships
| 2022 Pan American | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Acapulco, Mexico |
| Dates | 5–8 May 2022 |
| Stadium | Hotel Expo Mundo Imperial |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  United States |
| Greco-Roman | United States |
| Women | United States |
The 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events. It was held from May 5 to 8 in Acapulco, Mexico.[1][2][3]
The event was originally scheduled for Santiago, Chile, before being moved to Acapulco. A press release issued in February 2022 stated that "The requirement decided by the Chilean Ministry of Health did not guarantee the participation of all countries."[4]
The top four countries not already qualified, per weight category, earned a berth into the 2023 Pan American Games.[5][6]
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 17 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX)* | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Honduras (HON) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 30 | 30 | 46 | 106 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States |
229 | United States |
165 | United States |
190 |
| 2 | Canada |
138 | Mexico |
148 | Canada |
165 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
120 | Cuba |
101 | Mexico |
120 |
| 4 | Mexico |
101 | Colombia |
89 | Ecuador |
80 |
| 5 | Cuba |
76 | Brazil |
83 | Brazil |
79 |
| 6 | Argentina |
56 | Dominican Republic |
81 | Cuba |
71 |
| 7 | Brazil |
55 | Guatemala |
71 | Venezuela |
55 |
| 8 | Colombia |
54 | Honduras |
60 | Colombia |
42 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic |
38 | Chile |
43 | Peru |
36 |
| 10 | Venezuela |
37 | Peru |
38 | Argentina |
35 |
Medal overview
[edit]Men's freestyle
[edit]Greco-Roman
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Brady Koontz United States
|
Axel Salas Mexico
|
Brandon Escobar Honduras
|
| 60 kg | Randon Miranda United States
|
Samuel Gurria Mexico
|
Dicther Toro Colombia
|
| Joao Benavides Peru
| |||
| 63 kg | Sammy Jones United States
|
José Rodríguez Mexico
|
Not awarded as there were only two competitors. |
| 67 kg | Julián Horta Colombia
|
Kenedy Pedrosa Brazil
|
Enyer Feliciano Dominican Republic
|
| Nilton Soto Peru
| |||
| 72 kg | Pat Smith United States
|
Edsson Olmos Mexico
|
Cristian Mejía Guatemala
|
| 77 kg | Yosvanys Peña Cuba
|
David Choc Guatemala
|
Joílson Júnior Brazil
|
| RaVaughn Perkins United States
| |||
| 82 kg | Daniel Vicente Mexico
|
Reinier Jiménez Guatemala
|
Tyler Cunningham United States
|
| 87 kg | Daniel Grégorich Cuba
|
Johan Batista Dominican Republic
|
Alfonso Leyva Mexico
|
| Carlos Muñoz Colombia
| |||
| 97 kg | Kevin Mejia Honduras
|
Juan Luis Conde Cuba
|
Carlos Adames Dominican Republic
|
| Nicholas Boykin United States
| |||
| 130 kg | Óscar Pino Cuba
|
Eduard Soghomonyan Brazil
|
Leo Santana Dominican Republic
|
| Yasmani Acosta Chile
|
Women's freestyle
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]263 wrestlers from 21 nations competed.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pan-American Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "US wrestlers aim to continue domination at Pan American Championships".
- ^ "USA Taps 13 World & Olympic Medalists for Pan-Ams - FloWrestling".
- ^ "Senior Pan-Am Championships Moved to Acapulco, Mexico". 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Pan American Wrestling Championships Coming Live to Panam Sports". www.panamsports.org. Panam Sports. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Qualification System Manual Wrestling". www.uww.org. Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Entry list". uww.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Entry list". uww.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Entry list". uww.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.