Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the Americantaekwondo 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.
^ITF is a smaller international federation unaffiliated to either WTF or IOC, and competing under slightly modified rules including the wearing of padded gloves and footwear.
