Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games

Karate competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held between November 3 and 5, 2023 at the Centro de deportes de contacto.[1][2]

Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games
Karate pictogram
VenuePolideportivo Villa El Salvador
Start dateNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)
End dateNovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
No. of events12 (6 men, 6 women)
Competitors106 from TBD nations
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Karate at the
2023 Pan American Games
Qualification
Kumite
MenWomen
60 kg50 kg
67 kg55 kg
75 kg61 kg
84 kg68 kg
+84 kg+68 kg
Kata
IndividualIndividual

12 medal events will be contested. Ten of these events are in kumite (five per gender). A further two events (one per gender) in kata will be contested. A total of 106 athletes will qualify to compete at the games.[3]

Qualification
Main article: Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

A 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, excepting 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).[3]

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.

Participating nations

A total of 21 countries qualified athletes.

Medal summary

Medallists
Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata
60 kg
67 kg
75 kg
84 kg
+84 kg
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata
50 kg
55 kg
61 kg
68 kg
+68 kg

References
  1. "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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