Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification summary

The following nations qualified:^[1]

NOC	Men					Women					Total
NOC	60kg	67kg	75kg	84kg	84+kg	50kg	55kg	61kg	68kg	68+kg	Total
Argentina					X			X		X	3
Brazil	X				X	X	X		X	X	6
Canada				X	X			X		X	4
Chile	X		X			X	X		X	X	6
Colombia	X			X		X					3
Costa Rica									X		1
Cuba		X	X				X		X		4
Dominican Republic	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		8
Ecuador		X	X				X				3
El Salvador	X	X	X	X	X						5
Guatemala						X	X			X	3
Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Netherlands Antilles								X			1
Panama								X			1
Peru	X	X	X	X				X			5
Puerto Rico					X					X	2
Trinidad and Tobago					X						1
United States	X	X	X			X	X		X		6
Uruguay				X							1
Venezuela		X		X	X	X		X	X	X	7
Total: 20 NOCs	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	80

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Manuel Araujo
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Andres Felipe Llanos Miguel Oviedo
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	David Pérez Norberto Sosa
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Dennis Lazo Douglas Brose
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Adam Brozer
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Daniel Carrillo
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Jean Pena Daniel Alejandro Acosta
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Deivis Ferreras ~~Jesús Rodríguez~~⁶ Carlos Galán
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Dennis Novo Jesus Paucarcaja
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Brian Mertel
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Antonia Gutierrez
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	David Israel Firmani Esteban Espinoza
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Dionicio Gustavo Aarón Pérez
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Javier Zamora Israel Aco
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Tom Scott
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Homero Morales
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Edwin Luis Asserto Cesar Herrera
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	José Paz Jorge Peréz
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Yilber Ocoro Pablo Layerla
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Sorin Alexandru
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Alberto Ramirez
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Ángel Aponte Franco Recouso
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Kwame Kinsale Nelson González
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Jorge Alexander Merino Wellington Barbosa
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Shaun Dhillon
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Laura Contreras
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Gabriela Piutrin Jessica Cândido
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Cheili Gonzalez Ana Villanueva
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Dougmay Camacaro Tyler Wolfe
Automatic ³	Guadalajara	1	Paula Andrea Ruiz⁵
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Lorena Mendoza
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Jessy Makarena Contreras Valéria Kumizaki
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Esther Micheo Karina Diaz
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Jacqueline Factos Shannon Nishi
Automatic ³	Guadalajara	1	Yanelsis Gongora ⁵
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Bertha Gutierrez
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Alexandra Grande Virginia Acevedo
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Ana Montilla Marisca Verspaget
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Daniela Suarez Yaremi Borzelli
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Golrokh Khalili
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Yadira Lira
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Yoly Guillén Lucélia Ribeiro
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Ashley Binns Johanni Sierra
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Elizabeth Retamal Yoandra Moreno
2011 North American Karate Championship ²	Montreal	1	Cheryl Murphy
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Xhunashi Caballero
2010 South American Games	Medellín	2	Yeisy Pina Perla Salazar
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez	2	Maria Castellanos Rosa Zavala
2011 Pan American Championships ¹	Guadalajara	2	Olivia Grant Claudia Vera
Automatic ³	Guadalajara	1	Jeanis Colzani ⁵
TOTAL		8

^1 Countries may only enter athletes in which they have not qualified in.
^2 Open to athletes from Canada and the United States only.
^3 If an athlete from either Canada or the United States qualify through the Pan American Championship, the other nation automatically gets the North American spot. If both nations qualify, then the top three from the Pan American Championships will earn the spots.
^4 If an athlete is injured they may be replaced by another athlete from the same country.
^5 There has been a late change in the qualification system which the Canadian federation has appealed.^[2]
^6 Jesús Rodríguez of Puerto Rico had originally won the spot, but withdrew due to an injury. El Salvador's Carlos Galán will replace him.^[3]