Pan American Taekwondo Championships
# Pan American Taekwondo Championships

Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the American taekwondo senior championships, first held in 1978 in Mexico City. 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.

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.

## List of tournaments

| Number | Edition | Host city and country | Men's champion | Women's champion | Events |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1978 (details) | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico | — | 8 |
| 2 | 1982 (details) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | United States | United States | 16 |
| 3 | 1984 (details) | Paramaribo, Suriname | United States | — | 8 |
| 4 | 1986 (details) | Guayaquil, Ecuador | United States | United States | 16 |
| 5 | 1988 (details) | Lima, Peru | Canada | United States | 16 |
| 6 | 1990 (details) | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Canada | United States | 16 |
| 7 | 1992 (details) | Colorado Springs, United States | Mexico | Mexico | 16 |
| 8 | 1994 (details) | Heredia, Costa Rica | Mexico | Mexico | 16 |
| 9 | 1996 (details) | Havana, Cuba | Cuba | United States | 16 |
| 10 | 1998 (details) | Lima, Peru | Mexico | United States | 16 |
| 11 | 2000 (details) | Oranjestad, Aruba | United States | United States | 16 |
| 12 | 2002 (details) | Quito, Ecuador | Mexico | United States | 16 |
| 13 | 2004 (details) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Mexico | United States | 16 |
| 14 | 2006 (details) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Mexico | Canada | 16 |
| 15 | 2008 (details) | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Argentina | Canada | 16 |
| 16 | 2010 (details) | Monterrey, Mexico | Mexico | Mexico | 16 |
| 17 | 2012 (details) | Sucre, Bolivia | United States | United States | 16 |
| 18 | 2014 (details) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Mexico | Canada | 16 |
| 19 | 2016 (details) | Queretaro, Mexico | Mexico | Mexico | 16 |
| 20 | 2018 (details) | Spokane, United States | Mexico | Brazil | 16 |
| 21 | 2021 (details) | Cancún, Mexico | Mexico | Brazil | 16 |
| 22 | 2022 (details) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | | | 16 |
