Wrestling event
| 2022 Pan American | |
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| 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 |
| ← 20212023 → | |
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.
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."
The top four countries not already qualified, per weight category, earned a berth into the 2023 Pan American Games.
Medal table
* 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
| 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
Men's freestyle
Greco-Roman
| 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
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| Nicholas Boykin United States
| |||
| 130 kg | Óscar Pino Cuba
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Eduard Soghomonyan Brazil
|
Leo Santana Dominican Republic
|
| Yasmani Acosta Chile
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Women's freestyle
Participating nations
263 wrestlers from 21 nations competed.
- Argentina (10)
Barbados (1)
Bolivia (2)- Brazil (23)
- Canada (23)
- Chile (18)
- Colombia (20)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (17)
- Dominican Republic (17)
- Ecuador (14)
- Guatemala (10)
- Honduras (6)
- Mexico (30)
Panama (5)
Paraguay (3)- Peru (13)
- Puerto Rico (12)
Uruguay (1)- United States (30)
- Venezuela (7)
References
- "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.
External links
| Pan American Wrestling Championships | |
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