Panamerican championships

Panamerican championships are international competitions between national teams of 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.

Tournaments

Sport Name Continents/Nations First edition Editions
Football CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa América
Football at the Pan American Games
North America-Central America-Caribbean
South America
Americas
1991
1975
1951
11
13
16
Handball Pan American Handball Championship Americas 1979 14
Basketball FIBA Americas Championship Americas 1980 14
Volleyball Volleyball America's Cup Americas 1998 7
Cricket ICC Americas Championship Americas 2000 8
Field hockey Pan American Cup Americas 2000 3
Cross country running Americas Cross Country Championships North America-Central America-South-America-Caribbean 2005 7
Rink hockey Rink Hockey American Championship Americas 2007 3
Wheelchair rugby IWRF Americas Championship Americas 2009 1

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