# Pan American Championship

A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most common formats being annual, biennial and quadrennial. The Pan American Games is the highest level sporting competition for the region. It is common for there to be sport-specific governing bodies to organise these regional competitions, such as the Pan American Judo Confederation.

## Major tournaments

| Sport | Name | Continents/Nations | First edition |
| Archery | Pan American Archery Championships | Americas | 1972 |
| Artistic swimming | Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships | Americas | 2010 |
| Athletics | Pan American Race Walking Cup Pan American Combined Events Cup Pan American Cross Country Cup | Americas | 1984 2005 2015 |
| Badminton | Pan American Badminton Championships | Americas | 1977 |
| Baseball | Pan American Baseball Championships | Americas | 1985 |
| Basketball | FIBA Americas Championship | Americas | 1980 |
| Beach handball | Pan American Beach Handball Championship | Americas | 1998 |
| Boxing | Pan American Boxing Championships | Americas | 1990 |
| Brazilian jiu-jitsu | Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu) Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship | Americas | 1996 2007 |
| Chess | Pan American Chess Championship | Americas | 1945 |
| Cricket | ICC Americas Championship | Americas | 2000 |
| Cycling | Pan American Road and Track Championships Pan American Mountain Bike Championships | Americas | 1974 1996 |
| Fencing | Pan American Fencing Championships | Americas | 2006 |
| Field hockey | Men's Pan American Cup Women's Pan American Cup | Americas | 2000 2001 |
| Football (soccer) | CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa América Panamerican Championship | North America-Central America-Caribbean South America Americas | 1991 1916 1952 |
| Gymnastics | Pan American Gymnastics Championships | Americas | 1997 |
| Handball | Pan American Men's Handball Championship Pan American Women's Handball Championship | Americas | 1980 1986 |
| Ice hockey | Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament | Americas | 2014 |
| Indoor hockey | Men's Indoor Pan American Cup Women's Indoor Pan American Cup | Americas | 2002 |
| Judo | Pan American Judo Championships | Americas | 1952 |
| Karate | Pan American Karate Championships | Americas | 2019 |
| Korfball | Pan-American Korfball Championship | Americas | 2014 |
| Racquetball | Pan American Racquetball Championships | Americas | 1987 |
| Rink hockey | Rink Hockey American Championship | Americas | 2007 |
| Rugby union | PARA Pan American Championship Americas Rugby Championship (top 6 rugby union teams) | Americas | 1995 2009 |
| Squash | Pan American Squash Championships | Americas | 2002 |
| Taekwondo | Pan American Taekwondo Championships | Americas | 1978 |
| Tennis | Pan American Championships | Americas | 1943–1969 |
| Triathlon | Pan American Triathlon Championships | Americas | 1991 |
| Volleyball | Volleyball America's Cup Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup | Americas | 1998 2002 2006 |
| Water polo | UANA Water Polo Cup | Americas | 2006 |
| Weightlifting | Pan American Weightlifting Championships | Americas | 1982 |
| Wheelchair rugby | IWRF Americas Championship | Americas | 2009 |
| Wrestling | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Americas | 1984 |
| Wushu | Pan American Wushu Championships | Americas | 1996 |