Team USA

2012 Olympic Games

The International Judo Federation recently released information regarding the selection for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.  This process will be different from that used from previous Olympic Games in that the majority of slots will be allocated based on individual athletes' positions on a World Rankings List... more>

2012 Senior Pan American Championships

The 2012 Pan American Championships, a USA Judo Senior B Level Tournament and 2012 Olympic qualifying event, is scheduled to be held from April 28-29 in Montréal, Canada. The U.S. Team will be selected as the athletes who are ranked the highest in each weight division on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster as of December 4, 2011... more>

2011 Senior World Championships

The Senior World Championships will be held Aug. 23-28 in Paris, France and will be open to a maximum of two players per nation per division. Team USA will include athletes from the following divisions for the World Championships: Women's 48kg, 52kg, 57kg, 63kg, 70kg, 78kg and +78kg divisions and Men's 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg, 100kg and +100kg divisions... more>

2011 Pan American Games

The 2010 USA Judo Senior National Judo Championships (referred to herein as “the nationals”) shall serve as the selection event for the USA Judo Team to the 2010 Pan American Games and World Championships. The Pan American Games Team will include ONLY athletes in Olympic weight divisions that have qualified to participate in the Games through the process outlined by the Pan American Judo Confederation... more>

2011 Pan American Championships

The 2011 Pan American Championships, a USA Judo Senior B Level Tournament and 2012 Olympic qualifying event, is scheduled to be held from April 1-2 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. Team will be selected as the athletes who are ranked the highest in each weight division on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster as of March 1, 2011... more> 

2011 North Central American Regional Championships

The North Central American Regional Championships, a qualifying event for the 2011 Pan American Games, will be held from March 11-14 in San Salvador, El Salvador... more>   

2011 Pan American Cup

The Pan American Cup, a qualifying event for the 2011 Pan American Games, will be held from March 3-5 in Guayaquil, Ecuador... more>
 

2010 Senior World Championships

The 2010 USA Judo Senior National Judo Championships (referred to herein as the "Nationals") shall serve as the selection event for the USA Judo Team to the 2010 Senior World Championships. In order to be eligible for the 2010 World Championships, all athletes MUST compete in the 2010 USA Judo Senior National Championships in the division in which they are seeking to be considered for selection. In order to compete in the 2010 USA Judo Senior National Championships and / or qualify for the World Championships Team, an athlete must be a United States citizen AND be eligible to represent the United States in Olympic or World Championship competition.  In addition, all athletes competing in the Nationals must be born in 1995 or earlier... more>

2010 Pan American Championships

The 2010 Pan American Championships, a USA Judo Senior B Level Tournament, are scheduled to be held April 8-11 in San Salvador, El Salvador.  The U.S. Team will be selected as the athletes who are ranked the highest in each weight division on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster as of March 1, 2010... more> 

2010 Pan American Grand Prix

The 2010 Pan American Grand Prix - the first qualifier for the 2011 Pan American Games - will be held Feb. 25-28 in Panama City, Panama... more> 

2009 Pan American Championships

The 2009 Pan American Championships, a USA Judo Senior B Level Tournament, will be held March 26-29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Due to the tournament being held earlier than in previous years, there has been a change to the selection criteria.  The 2009 Senior National Championships will no longer serve as the Trials for the event. The U.S. Team will be selected as the athletes who are ranked the highest in each weight division on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster as of February 16... more>