Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

A total of 154 judokas will qualify to compete at the games. One quota per each weight category were directly allocated to the gold medal winners in the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The top nine athletes (one per NOC) in each weight category's ranking after the four best results among eleven qualification tournaments will qualify along with one spot per category for the host nation, Chile. Each nation can enter a maximum of 14 athletes (seven men and seven women), except for NOCs whose athletes qualified by quota for Cali 2021 and may have a maximum of two athletes in one weight category.[1]

For the team event, a county must qualify at least one athlete in each of the following categories:[1]

• Women 57kg (48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg)
• Men 73kg (60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg)
• Women 70kg (57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg)
• Men 90kg (73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg)
• Women +70kg (70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg)
• Men +90kg (90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg)

The following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event.[2]

NOC	Men							Women							Mixed	Total
	-60 kg	-66 kg	-73 kg	-81 kg	-90 kg	-100 kg	+100 kg	-48kg	-52 kg	-57 kg	-63 kg	-70 kg	-78 kg	+78 kg	Team
Argentina		X	X	XX	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		13
Brazil	X	X	XX	X	X	XX	X	XX	X	X	X	XX	XX	X		19
Canada		X	X	X	X	X	X				X		X			8
Chile	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		14
Colombia	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		13
Costa Rica	X											X				2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX		16
Dominican Republic		X	X	X	X		X			X	X		X	X		9
Ecuador	XX	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			11
Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					11
Nicaragua														X		1
Panama	X								X	X						3
Peru		X	X		X	X		X					X	X		7
Puerto Rico									X			X	X			3
United States	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	X	X		14
Uruguay				X												1
Venezuela	X	X			X		X	X	X		X	X		X		9
Total: 17 NOCs	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	154