Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games

The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the judo at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system

A total of up to 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)

Qualification timeline

Events	Date	Venue
2021 Junior Pan American Games	November 26–28, 2021	Cali
2022 Pan American Judo Championships	April 15–16, 2022	Lima
Pan American Open	July 9–10, 2022	Guayaquil
Pan American Open	September 10–11, 2022	Santo Domingo
Pan American Open	September 17–18, 2022	Lima
Pan American Open	September 24–25, 2022	Cali
Pan American Open	November 5–6, 2022	Cordoba
Pan American Open	March 18–19, 2023	Medellin
Pan American Open	April 8–9, 2023	Varadero
Pan American Open	April 22–23, 2023	Santo Domingo
Pan American Open	June 3–4, 2023	Santiago
Pan American Open	June 10–11, 2023	Cordoba
Pan American Open	July 1–2, 2023	Guayaquil
Pan American Open	July 8–9, 2023	Salvador
Pan American Open	July 22–23, 2023	Lima

Qualification summary

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

Men

60 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Bryan Garboa (ECU)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Costa Rica  Mexico  Colombia  Cuba  United States  Ecuador  Venezuela  Panama
TOTAL	11

66 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Willis Alberto Garcia (VEN)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Peru  Cuba  Ecuador  Colombia  Mexico  Canada  Dominican Republic  Argentina
TOTAL	11

73 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Gabriel Falcão (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Canada  Peru  Cuba  Mexico  United States  Colombia  Brazil  Argentina  Dominican Republic
TOTAL	11

81 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Agustin Nicolas Gil (ARG)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic  Brazil  Cuba  Uruguay  Argentina  United States  Mexico  Colombia  Canada
TOTAL	11

90 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Alexander Knauf (USA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic  Cuba  Peru  Colombia  Brazil  Argentina  Canada  Mexico  Venezuela
TOTAL	11

100 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Kayo Silva dos Santos (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Colombia  Canada  Cuba  Peru  United States  Argentina  Mexico  Ecuador
TOTAL	11

+100 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Omar Cruz (CUB)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba  Ecuador  Dominican Republic  Brazil  Mexico  Venezuela  Canada  United States  Argentina
TOTAL	11

Women

48 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Alexia Nascimento (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Argentina  Mexico  Peru  United States  Colombia  Cuba  Venezuela  Ecuador
TOTAL	11

52 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Fabiola Valentina Diaz (VEN)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Mexico  Brazil  Cuba  Argentina  Colombia  Panama  Ecuador  Puerto Rico  United States
TOTAL	11

57 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Tasha Cancela (USA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Argentina  Dominican Republic  Colombia  United States  Panama  Ecuador  Mexico
TOTAL	11

63 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Ariela Sánchez (DOM)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil  Cuba  Argentina  Mexico  United States  Canada  Colombia  Venezuela  Ecuador
TOTAL	11

70 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Luana Oliveira de Carvalho (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Ecuador  Venezuela  Puerto Rico  Cuba  Brazil  Colombia  Costa Rica  Argentina  United States
TOTAL	11

78 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Eliza Ramos (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Brazil  Peru  Colombia  Puerto Rico  Canada  United States  Cuba
TOTAL	11

+78 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Thalia Nariño Castellano (CUB)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Venezuela  Dominican Republic  Cuba  United States  Brazil  Peru  Colombia  Argentina  Nicaragua
TOTAL	11

References

1. "Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.