Cadet and Junior Pan American/Oceanian Championships (April 18-20, 2025 - Lima, Peru)
A total of 10 male and 10 female athletes will represent USA Judo at the 2025 Cadet Pan American/Oceanian Championships.If the PJC or IJF changes the number of athletes that can participate in these tournaments, then USA Judo reserves the right to adjust the criteria.
A total of 9 male and 9 female athletes will represent USA Judo at the 2025 Junior Pan American/Oceanian Championships.
The Cadet and IJF Junior Gold Medalists in each division from the 2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships will be offered the direct qualifier spot in their division.
The silver medalists in each division will become the first alternates.
The third-place athletes in each division will become the second alternates.
The fourth-place athletes in each division will become the third alternates.
The teams (Cadet Pan Am/Oceanian and Junior Pan Am/Oceanian) will each also include two male and two female wild cards for both the Cadet and IJF-Junior ages (4 wild cards for the Cadet Pan Am/Oceanian team and 4 wild cards for the Junior Pan Am/Oceanian team), if applicable. These wild cards will be the two male and two female athletes with the most points on both the USA Judo National Cadet and IJF Junior rosters as of end of day March 30, 2025. It is not possible to combine points from multiple divisions. In no case can any country have more than two athletes in one division.
To qualify as a wild card athlete, it is not mandatory to compete at the 2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships.
To qualify as a wild card athlete, one must have at least 12 points on the USA Judo National Cadet and IJF Junior rosters as of end of day March 30, 2025.
The wild card members cannot be in the same division.
Cadet and Junior Pan American/Oceanian Championships Mixed Team Event
USA Judo will be competing in the Mixed Team competition during the 2025 Junior Pan American/Oceania Championships. Per PJC/IJF rules the weight divisions for the Mixed Team competition are as follows:
Female: | Male: |
-57kg, -70kg, +70kg | -73kg, -90kg, +90kg |
The direct qualifying athletes of the following the IJF Junior weight division from the 2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships will be offered the first opportunity to represent USA Judo in the Mixed Team competition.
Female: | Male: |
-57kg and -70kg | -73kg and -90kg |
For the +70kg and +90kg divisions, the direct qualifying female/male athletes within the two eligible weight divisions (female: -78kg and +78kg / male: -100kg and +100kg) with the highest point total on the USA Judo IJF Junior National Ranking Roster as of end of day March 30th will be offered the first opportunity to represent USA Judo in the Mixed Team competition. It is not possible to combine points from multiple divisions. Should a tie exist, the athlete placing highest in the 2025 USA Judo Youth Nationals will be named to the Mixed Team. If a tie still exists after using the previous criteria, the athlete placing highest at the 2024 USA Judo Junior Olympic National Championships will be named to the Mixed Team. Should there still be a tie after using the previous two criteria, the highest placing athlete from the 2024 USA Judo Youth National Championships will be named to the Mixed Team.
