# Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games

Judo competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held between August 8 and 11, 2019 at the Polideportivo 1, which also hosted handball.
14 medal events were contested: seven weight categories each for men and women.
The event awarded ranking points towards selection for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Peru* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 |

## Medalists
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 kg details | Renan Torres Brazil | Lenin Preciado Ecuador | Roberto Almenares Cuba |
| 60 kg details | Renan Torres Brazil | Lenin Preciado Ecuador | Adonis Diaz United States |
| 66 kg details | Wander Mateo Dominican Republic | Daniel Cargnin Brazil | Ricardo Valderrama Venezuela |
| 66 kg details | Wander Mateo Dominican Republic | Daniel Cargnin Brazil | Osniel Solís Cuba |
| 73 kg details | Magdiel Estrada Cuba | Alonso Wong Peru | Jeferson Santos Junior Brazil |
| 73 kg details | Magdiel Estrada Cuba | Alonso Wong Peru | Nicholas Delpopolo United States |
| 81 kg details | Eduardo Yudy Santos Brazil | Medickson del Orbe Dominican Republic | Adrián Gandía Puerto Rico |
| 81 kg details | Eduardo Yudy Santos Brazil | Medickson del Orbe Dominican Republic | Jorge Martínez Cuba |
| 90 kg details | Iván Felipe Silva Morales Cuba | Francisco Balanta Colombia | Mohab Elnahas Canada |
| 90 kg details | Iván Felipe Silva Morales Cuba | Francisco Balanta Colombia | Yuta Galarreta Peru |
| 100 kg details | Thomas Briceño Chile | L.A. Smith III United States | Lewis Medina Dominican Republic |
| 100 kg details | Thomas Briceño Chile | L.A. Smith III United States | Junior Angulo Ecuador |
| +100 kg details | Andy Granda Cuba | Pedro Pineda Venezuela | Freddy Figueroa Ecuador |
| +100 kg details | Andy Granda Cuba | Pedro Pineda Venezuela | David Moura Brazil |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Estefanía Soriano Dominican Republic | Vanesa Godines Alemán Cuba | Mary Dee Vargas Chile |
| 48 kg details | Estefanía Soriano Dominican Republic | Vanesa Godines Alemán Cuba | Edna Carrillo Mexico |
| 52 kg details | Larissa Pimenta Brazil | Luz Olvera Mexico | Kristine Jiménez Panama |
| 52 kg details | Larissa Pimenta Brazil | Luz Olvera Mexico | Nahomys Acosta Cuba |
| 57 kg details | Ana Rosa Dominican Republic | Yadinis Amarís Colombia | Anailys Dorvigny Cuba |
| 57 kg details | Ana Rosa Dominican Republic | Yadinis Amarís Colombia | Miryam Roper Panama |
| 63 kg details | Maylín del Toro Cuba | Anriquelis Barrios Venezuela | Alexia Castilhos Brazil |
| 63 kg details | Maylín del Toro Cuba | Anriquelis Barrios Venezuela | Hannah Martin United States |
| 70 kg details | Elvismar Rodríguez Venezuela | Yuri Alvear Colombia | Onix Cortés Cuba |
| 70 kg details | Elvismar Rodríguez Venezuela | Yuri Alvear Colombia | María Pérez Puerto Rico |
| 78 kg details | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Kaliema Antomarchi Cuba | Diana Brenes Costa Rica |
| 78 kg details | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Kaliema Antomarchi Cuba | Vanessa Chalá Ecuador |
| +78 kg details | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Melissa Mojica Puerto Rico | Beatriz Souza Brazil |
| +78 kg details | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Melissa Mojica Puerto Rico | Yuliana Bolívar Peru |
* $^{57kg}$ Rafaela Silva of Brazil was stripped of her gold medal due to a doping violation.

## Participating nations

A total of 25 countries qualified judokas. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
* Argentina (8)
* Aruba (1)
* Bahamas (2)
* Brazil (14)
* Canada (7)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (10)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (14)
* Dominican Republic (9)
* Ecuador (5)
* El Salvador (1)
* Guatemala (2)
* Haiti (1)
* Honduras (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Mexico (12)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Panama (4)
* Peru (14)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United States (13)
* Uruguay (1)
* Venezuela (8)

## Qualification

A total of 140 judokas qualified to compete at the games. The top nine athletes (one per NOC) in each weight category's ranking after four qualification tournaments qualified along with one spot per category for the host nation, Peru. Each nation can enter a maximum of 14 athletes (seven men and seven women).