# 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships

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 |
| 15 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 30 | 30 | 46 | 106 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle |
| Rank | 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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman United States | Darian Cruz Puerto Rico | Alexei Álvarez Cuba |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman United States | Darian Cruz Puerto Rico | Óscar Tigreros Colombia |
| 61 kg | Daton Fix United States | Joey Silva Puerto Rico | Pedro Flores Mexico |
| 65 kg | Joseph McKenna United States | Sebastian Rivera Puerto Rico | Agustín Destribats Argentina |
| 65 kg | Joseph McKenna United States | Sebastian Rivera Puerto Rico | Álbaro Rudesindo Dominican Republic |
| 70 kg | Emmanuel Olapade Canada | Vinícius Joaquim Brazil | Alexis Olvera Mexico |
| 74 kg | Kyle Dake United States | Franklin Gomez Puerto Rico | Cesar Alvan Brazil |
| 74 kg | Kyle Dake United States | Franklin Gomez Puerto Rico | Franklin Maren Cuba |
| 79 kg | Jordan Burroughs United States | Samuel Barmish Canada | Víctor Santos Puerto Rico |
| 86 kg | Zahid Valencia United States | Lázaro Hernández Cuba | Ethan Ramos Puerto Rico |
| 86 kg | Zahid Valencia United States | Lázaro Hernández Cuba | Carlos Izquierdo Colombia |
| 92 kg | J'den Cox United States | Jeremy Poirier Canada | Cristián Sánchez Mexico |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder United States | Arturo Silot Cuba | Luis Miguel Pérez Dominican Republic |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder United States | Arturo Silot Cuba | Maxwell Lacey Costa Rica |
| 125 kg | Amar Dhesi Canada | Nick Gwiazdowski United States | Catriel Muriel Argentina |
| 125 kg | Amar Dhesi Canada | Nick Gwiazdowski United States | José Daniel Díaz Venezuela |

### 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 |
| 60 kg | Randon Miranda United States | Samuel Gurria Mexico | 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 |
| 67 kg | Julián Horta Colombia | Kenedy Pedrosa Brazil | 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 |
| 77 kg | Yosvanys Peña Cuba | David Choc Guatemala | 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 |
| 87 kg | Daniel Grégorich Cuba | Johan Batista Dominican Republic | Carlos Muñoz Colombia |
| 97 kg | Kevin Mejia Honduras | Juan Luis Conde Cuba | Carlos Adames Dominican Republic |
| 97 kg | Kevin Mejia Honduras | Juan Luis Conde Cuba | Nicholas Boykin United States |
| 130 kg | Óscar Pino Cuba | Eduard Soghomonyan Brazil | Leo Santana Dominican Republic |
| 130 kg | Óscar Pino Cuba | Eduard Soghomonyan Brazil | Yasmani Acosta Chile |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg | Sarah Hildebrandt United States | Madison Parks Canada | Jacqueline Mollocana Ecuador |
| 50 kg | Sarah Hildebrandt United States | Madison Parks Canada | Patricia Bermúdez Argentina |
| 53 kg | Dominique Parrish United States | Luisa Valverde Ecuador | Betzabeth Argüello Venezuela |
| 53 kg | Dominique Parrish United States | Luisa Valverde Ecuador | Karla Acosta Mexico |
| 55 kg | Karla Godinez Canada | Jacarra Winchester United States | Lucía Yépez Ecuador |
| 57 kg | Yanelis Sanz Cuba | Alma Valencia Mexico | Alexandria Town Canada |
| 57 kg | Yanelis Sanz Cuba | Alma Valencia Mexico | Giullia Penalber Brazil |
| 59 kg | Laurence Beauregard Canada | Ameyalli Jessel Mexico | Xochitl Mota-Pettis United States |
| 62 kg | Ana Godinez Canada | Kayla Miracle United States | Laís Nunes Brazil |
| 62 kg | Ana Godinez Canada | Kayla Miracle United States | Alejandra Romero Mexico |
| 65 kg | Forrest Molinari United States | Miki Rowbottom Canada | Atzimba Landaverde Mexico |
| 68 kg | Soleymi Caraballo Venezuela | Hangelen Llanes Cuba | Yessica Oviedo Dominican Republic |
| 68 kg | Soleymi Caraballo Venezuela | Hangelen Llanes Cuba | Gabriela Rocha Brazil |
| 72 kg | Skylar Grote United States | Brenda Aguiar Brazil | María García Bautista Mexico |
| 76 kg | Dymond Guilford United States | Génesis Reasco Ecuador | María Acosta Venezuela |
| 76 kg | Dymond Guilford United States | Génesis Reasco Ecuador | Justina Di Stasio Canada |

## 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)