The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the karate at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
Qualification system
editA total of 106 karatekas will qualify to compete (96 qualified across four qualification tournaments and 10 extra nominal spots to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. There will be nine athletes qualified in each individual event, with the exception of individual kata, which will feature eight athletes. Each nation may enter a maximum of 12 athletes (six per gender). This consists of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12). This rule does not apply to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (12).[1]
Venezuela, Panama and Colombia's athletes will be eligible to qualify through the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship, while Mexico will qualify through the North American Cup.
Qualification timeline
edit| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | December 3–5 |  Cali, Colombia
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| 2022 South American Games | October 3–5 |  Asuncion, Paraguay
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | March 1 |  Oaxtepec, Mexico
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| 2023 North American Cup | April 5–6 |  Las Vegas, United States
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| 2023 Pan American Championships[2] | May 24 |  San José, Costa Rica
|
Qualification summary
editThe following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event.[3]
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I kata | 60 kg | 67 kg | 75 kg | 84 kg | 84+ kg | I kata | 50 kg | 55 kg | 61 kg | 68 kg | 68+ kg | ||
 Argentina |
X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
 Aruba |
X | 1 | |||||||||||
 Bolivia |
X | 1 | |||||||||||
 Brazil |
X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | XX | X | 11 | |||
 Canada |
X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
 Chile |
X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
 Colombia |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | ||
 Cuba |
X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||
 Dominican Republic |
X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||
 Ecuador |
X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||
 El Salvador |
X | X | 2 | ||||||||||
 Guatemala |
X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||
 Mexico |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||
 Nicaragua |
X | 1 | |||||||||||
 Panama |
X | 1 | |||||||||||
 Paraguay |
X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||
 Peru |
X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
X | X | 2 | ||||||||||
 United States |
X | XX | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | |
 Uruguay |
X | X | 2 | ||||||||||
 Venezuela |
X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||
| Total: 21 NOCs | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 106 |
Men
editIndividual kata
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Peru Argentina
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Dominican Republic Venezuela
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Mexico
|
| TOTAL | 8 |
-60 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Frank Ruiz (USA)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Brazil Uruguay
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Colombia Guatemala
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | Mexico
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | United States Cuba
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-67 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Tomas Fuentes (CHI)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Ecuador Argentina
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Venezuela Colombia
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | Mexico
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Panama
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-75 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Safin Kasturi (USA)
|
| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Brazil Uruguay
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Colombia Guatemala
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Canada Mexico
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-84 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Saisheren Senpon (USA)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Ecuador Paraguay
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Guatemala El Salvador
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| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | Mexico
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Puerto Rico Colombia
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
+84 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Giovani Salgado (BRA)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Brazil Argentina
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Dominican Republic Nicaragua
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Colombia Aruba
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
Women
editIndividual kata
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Brazil Ecuador
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Dominican Republic Venezuela
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Colombia Canada
|
| TOTAL | 8 |
-50 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Yamina Lahynssa (CAN)
|
| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Argentina Peru
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Venezuela El Salvador
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Dominican Republic Guatemala
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-55 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Trinity Allen (USA)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Paraguay Argentina
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Cuba Colombia
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | Canada
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Mexico
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-61 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Janessa Romero (PUR)
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| 2018 South American Games | 2 | Peru Argentina
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Guatemala Colombia
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Venezuela Cuba
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
-68 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
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| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Barbara Rodrigues (BRA)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Brazil Bolivia
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Colombia Venezuela
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | Canada
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | United States Mexico
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
+68 kg
edit| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | Chile
|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Gianella Fernández (PER)
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| 2022 South American Games | 2 | Ecuador Brazil
|
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship | 2 | Dominican Republic Colombia
|
| 2023 North American Cup | 1 | United States
|
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Canada Mexico
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Claudymar Garces and Vinicius Figueira among stars winning ticket to 2023 Pan American Games in Costa Rica". www.wkf.net/. World Karate Federation (WKF). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Clasificados Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.pkfkarate.com. Pan American Karate Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.