The USAW released the qualifying totals for the 2016 American Open today. The event is expected to be scheduled for one of the first two weekends in December, but a location and date has yet to be finalized. The qualifying period is from November 1, 2015 to October 23, 2016.
Here are the qualifying totals and the increase over the 2015 American Open qualifying total.
| Men | Women | ||
| Weight Class | Qualifying Total (kg) |
Weight Class | Qualifying Total (kg) |
| 56kg | 174 (-10) | 48kg | 123 (no change) |
| 62kg | 200 (-4) | 53kg | 140 (+3) |
| 69kg | 230 (+14) | 58kg | 154 (+5) |
| 77kg | 256 (+22) | 63kg | 165 (+7) |
| 85kg | 271 (+25) | 69kg | 170 (+4) |
| 94kg | 282 (+22) | 75kg | 176 (no change) |
| 105kg | 292 (+24) | +75kg | 184 (-6) |
| +105kg | 300 (+16) | ||
