Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

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The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the karate at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system

A total of 132 karatekas will qualify to compete. There will be eight athletes qualified in each individual event, along with six teams in the kata team events. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender). This consists of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12), and one group of three in each kata team event (six). The host nation, Peru, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (18). The rest of the spots will be awarded across four qualification tournaments.[1]

Venezuela, Panama and Colombia's athletes will be eligible to qualify through the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, while Mexico will qualify through the North American Cup.[1]

Three athletes will make up each team kata entry.[1]

Qualification timeline

Events Date Venue
2018 South American Games May 27–29, 2018 Bolivia Cochabamba
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games July 25–27, 2018 Colombia Barranquilla
2018 North American Cup[2] December 1 2018 Mexico Cabo San Lucas
2019 Pan American Championships March 18–23, 2019 Panama Panama City

Qualification summary

The following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event.[3]

NOC Men Women Total
I kata T kata 60 kg 67 kg 75 kg 84 kg 84+ kg I kata T kata 50 kg 55 kg 61 kg 68 kg 68+ kg
 Argentina X X X X X 7
 Aruba X 1
 Bolivia X 1
 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X 15
 Canada X X X X 4
 Chile X X X X X X 6
 Colombia X X X X X X X 11
 Costa Rica X X 4
 Cuba X X X 3
 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X 11
 Ecuador X X X X X X 6
 Guatemala X X 2
 Jamaica X 1
 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X 15
 Nicaragua X 3
 Panama X X 2
 Paraguay X 1
 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
 Uruguay X X 2
 United States X X X X X X X X X 9
 Venezuela X X X X X X X X X X 10
Total: 21 NOCs 8 18 8 8 8 8 8 8 18 8 8 8 8 8 132

Men

Individual kata

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Mariano Alfaro (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Walter Orellano (ARG)
 Williames Souza Santos (BRA)
 Andrés Tejada (ECU)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Antonio Díaz (VEN)
 Roy Gatjens (CRC)
2018 North American Cup 1  Waldo Ramirez (MEX)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Hector Cencion (PAN)
 Ariel Torres (USA)
TOTAL 8
  • Argentina declined its quota, which was reallocated to Ecuador.[4]

Team kata

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Peru
2019 Pan American Championships 5  Colombia
 Mexico
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Nicaragua
TOTAL 6

-60 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Amado Quintanilla (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Daiver Baez (URU)
 Agustin Farah (ARG)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Andrés Rendón (COL)
 Jovanni Martinez (VEN)
2018 North American Cup 1  Arturo Estrada (MEX)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Joaquin Gonzalez (CHI)
 Douglas Brose (BRA)
TOTAL 8

-67 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Andhi Zeballos (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Vinicius Figueira (BRA)
 Camilo Velozo (CHI)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Deivis Ferreras (DOM)
 Maikel Noriega (CUB)
2018 North American Cup 1  Jesus Rodriguez (MEX)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Andres Madera (VEN)
 Jolano Lindelauf (ARU)
TOTAL 8
  • Jolano Lindelauf qualified under the Curacao flag. Since the nation is not a member of Panamsports, Lindelauf will compete for Aruba.

-75 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Jose Vidal (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Hernani Veríssimo (BRA)
 Germán Antonio (CHI)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Allan Maldonado (GUA)
 Jhosed Ortuno (VEN)
2018 North American Cup 1  Tom Scott (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Juan Landázuri (COL)
 Anderson Soriano (DOM)
TOTAL 8

-84 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Carlos Ganoza (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Esteban Leon (ECU)
 Mohamed Chavez (BOL)[5]
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Carlos Sinisterra (COL)
 Freddy Valera  (VEN)
2018 North American Cup 1  Kamran Madani (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Alan Cuevas (MEX)
 Juan Macedo (URU)
TOTAL 8

+84 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Jorge Rojas (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Rodrigo Macchiavello (CHI)
 German Perez (ARG)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Anel Castillo (DOM)
 Diego Lenis (COL)
2018 North American Cup 1  Brian Irr (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Franklin Mina (ECU)
 Daniel Gaysinsky (CAN)
TOTAL 8

Women

Individual kata

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Ingrid Aranda (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Nicole Mota (BRA)
 Cristina Arcos (ECU)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Maria Dimitrova (DOM)
 Andrea Armada (VEN)
2018 North American Cup 1  Sakura Kokumai (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Cinthia de La Rue (MEX)
 Rita Ngo (CAN)
TOTAL 8

Team kata

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Peru
2019 Pan American Championships 5  Dominican Republic
 Mexico
 Colombia
 Brazil
 Costa Rica
TOTAL 6

-50 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Selene Rodriguez (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Yamila Benítez (ARG)
 Leyla Servin (PAR)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Ana Villanueva (DOM)
 Cheili González (GUA)
2018 North American Cup 1  Shannon Nishi-Patton (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Jéssica de Paula (BRA)
 Alicia Hernández (MEX)
TOTAL 8

-55 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Maria Vindrola (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Valéria Kumizaki (BRA)
 Tihare Aros (CHI)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Genesis Navarrete (VEN)
 Baurelys Torres (CUB)
2018 North American Cup 1  Paula Flores (MEX)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Raquel Bozelli (PAN)
 Kathryn Campbell (CAN)
TOTAL 8

-61 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Alexandra Grande (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Jacqueline Factos (ECU)
 Érica Dos Santos (BRA)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Claudymar Garcés (VEN)
 Karina Diaz (DOM)
2018 North American Cup 1  Haya Jumaa (CAN)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Xhunashi Caballero (MEX)
 Ashley Hill (USA)
TOTAL 8

-68 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Gabriela Ochoa (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Susana Li (CHI)
 Gabrielle Sepé (BRA)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Cirelys Martinez (CUB)
 Marianth Cuervo (VEN)
2018 North American Cup 1  Cheryl Murphy (USA)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Tanya Rodríguez (DOM)
 Wendy Mosquera (COL)
TOTAL 8

+68 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host 1  Isabel Aco (PER)
2018 South American Games 2  Valeria Marmolejo (ECU)
 Valentina Castro (ARG)
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2  Omaira Molina (VEN)
 Pamela Rodriguez (DOM)
2018 North American Cup 1  Guadalupe Quintal (MEX)
2019 Pan American Championships 2  Jessica Cargill (JAM)[6][7]
 Cirrus Lingl (USA)
TOTAL 8

References

  1. ^ a b c "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "North American Cup Results" (PDF). www.federacionmexicanadekarate.com. Federacion Mexicana Karate. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Clasificados Lima 2019 Karate" [Qualified Lima 2019 Karate] (PDF). www.files.pkf3.webnode.es/ (in Spanish). Pan American Karate Federation. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ Santos, Manuela (15 July 2019). "¡Asciende la delegación a Juegos Panamericanos! La cifra histórica del Team Ecuador sube a 201" [Ascend the delegation to Pan American Games! The historical figure of Team Ecuador goes up to 201]. www.coe.org.ec/ (in Spanish). Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Mohamed Yussuf Dames Chávez logra bronce en karate en los XI Juegos Suramericanos" [Mohamed Yussuf Dames Chávez wins bronze in karate at the 11th South American Games]. www.mindeportes.gob.bo/ (in Spanish). Bolivian Ministry of Sports. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ Walters, Ainsley (25 March 2019). "Cargill Qualifies For Pan Am Karate". The Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Cargill historically qualifies Jamaica for karate at Pan Am Games". The Loop. Kingston, Jamaica. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.