Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games
| Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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 Karate pictogram | |
| Venue | Polideportivo Villa El Salvador |
| Start date | November 3, 2023 |
| End date | November 5, 2023 |
| No. of events | 12 (6 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 106 from TBD nations |
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| Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Kumite | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
| Kata | ||
| Individual | Individual | |
Karate competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between November 3 and 5, 2023 at the Centro de Entrenamiento de los Deportes de Contacto.[1][2]
12 medal events were contested. Ten of these events were in kumite (five per gender). A further two events (one per gender) in kata were contested. A total of 106 athletes qualified to compete at the games.[3]
Qualification
[edit]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
[edit]A total of 21 countries qualified athletes.
Argentina (6)
Aruba (1)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (11)
Canada (6)
Chile (13)
Colombia (10)
Cuba (3)
Dominican Republic (5)
Ecuador (4)
El Salvador (2)
Independent Athletes Team (5)
Mexico (8)
Nicaragua (1)
Panama (1)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (4)
Puerto Rico (2)
United States (13)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (6)
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chile* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Colombia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Aruba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medallists
[edit]- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ariel Torres United States | Cleiver Leocadio Venezuela | Luca Impagnatiello Argentina |
Larry Aracena Dominican Republic | |||
| 60 kg | Enrique Villalón Chile | Brayan Díaz Cuba | Douglas Brose Brazil |
Juan Fernández Colombia | |||
| 67 kg | Andrés Madera Venezuela | Tomás Freire Chile | Camilo Velozo Chile |
Alberto Gálvez Panama | |||
| 75 kg | Thomas Scott United States | Carlos Villarreal Mexico | Allan Maldonado Independent Athletes Team |
| Juan Landazuri Colombia | |||
| 84 kg | José Acevedo Ecuador | Rubén Henao Colombia | Saisheren Senpon United States |
Jorge Merino El Salvador | |||
| +84 kg | Rodrigo Rojas Chile | Lucas Fernandes Brazil | Rob Timmermans Aruba |
| Giovani Salgado Brazil |
- Women's events
References
[edit]- ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
