Christopher Velazco

Senior Worlds: 2024 ... Junior Worlds: 2023, 2022 ... Cadet Worlds: 2022

Athlete Bio#

Hometown

Coral Springs, FL

Education

Freshman Engineering Major at Florida Atlantic University

Weight Category: 60 kg

Club: NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center

Career Highlights

Current Junior World Ranking: No. 3
Current Senior World Ranking: No. 126
2024 Junior Pan American-Oceania Champion
2022 USA Judo Senior National Champion

International Judo Federation Competition History: Christopher Velazco IJF Profile

Competition Highlights:

2024:

Gold - Junior Pan American-Oceania Championships
Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships
Gold - Varadero Junior Pan American Cup
Gold - Tunis Junior African Cup
Silver - Tunis African Open
Bronze - Varadero Pan American Open

2023:

Gold - Guayaquil Junior Pan American Cup
Silver - Varadero Junior Pan American Cup
Bronze - Varadero Pan American Open
Fifth - Junior Pan American-Oceania Championships
Seventh - Graz Junior European Cup
Seventh - Santo Domingo Pan American Open

2022:

Gold - Coimbra Cadet European Cup
Gold - Cadet Pan American-Oceania Championships
Seventh - Cadet World Championships
Seventh - Guayaquil Pan American Open

2021:

Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships

2020:

Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships

Athlete News#

Seven-Medal Haul for Team USA in Tunisia
Team USA won four senior and three junior medals in Tunisia over the weekend.2025 Tunis African Open and Junior Cup ResultsChristopher Velazco (Coral Springs, Fla. / NYAC / Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center) and Sara Golden (Crystal Lake, Ill. / USA...
Feb 18, 2025

Event Schedule#

2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships

USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2025 Youth National Championships at the Salt Palace Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Championship...

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2024 USA Judo Youth National Championships

USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2023 Youth National Championships at the Georgia International Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Ch...

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