# Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

## Qualification timeline

| Events | Date | Venue |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | November 26–27 | Cali |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | March 22–23 | Rio de Janeiro |

## Qualification system

A total of 136 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 10 athletes (eight in Kyorugi and two in Poomsae). The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (8) and is entered in each event. There will also eight wild card spots awarded in Kyorugi and two in Poomsae. The spots will be awarded at the qualification tournament held in Rio de Janeiro in March 2023.

## Qualification summary

A total of 24 nations qualified athletes at the qualification tournament, along with hosts Chile.
| NOC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Mixed | Total |
| NOC | 58 kg | 68 kg | 80 kg | +80 kg | PO I. | 49 kg | 57 kg | 67 kg | +67 kg | PO I. | PO MP. | Total |
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | | | | 6 |
| Bolivia | | | | | | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Brazil | X | X | X | X | | | XX | X | X | | | 8 |
| Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 9 |
| Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Colombia | X | X | X | X | | X | | X | X | | | 7 |
| Costa Rica | | | X | | | X | X | | | | | 3 |
| Cuba | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | X | X | X | | | | | X | X | | | 5 |
| Ecuador | X | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| El Salvador | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Guatemala | X | X | | | X | | | | | X | X | 4 |
| Guyana | | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Haiti | | | | | | | | X | X | | | 2 |
| Honduras | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Jamaica | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | X | 12 |
| Nicaragua | | | X | | X | | | | | X | X | 3 |
| Panama | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Peru | X | | | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Suriname | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States | X | X | XX | XX | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | 13 |
| Uruguay | | X | | | | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Venezuela | X | | | X | | X | X | X | X | | | 6 |
| Total: 24 NOCs | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 134 |

## Kyorugi
### Men's 58 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Jhon Garrido (COL) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 11 | Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 13 | |

### Men's 68 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Uriel Ballesteros (MEX) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Mexico Puerto Rico United States Uruguay |
| Wild card | 1 | Suriname |
| TOTAL | 15 | |

### Men's 80 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Carl Nickolas (USA) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Puerto Rico United States |
| TOTAL | 14 | |

### Men's +80 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Dallas Parker (USA) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 10 | Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Ecuador Honduras Mexico United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### Women's 49 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 0 | Angie Venegas Rodríguez (MEX) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Bolivia Canada Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Guyana Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| Wild card | 1 | Uruguay |
| TOTAL | 14 | |

### Women's 57 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Sandy Macedo (BRA) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 14 | |

### Women's 67 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Leslie Soltero García (MEX) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 14 | |

### Women's +67 kg

| Competition | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Alena Viana (USA) |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 10 | Brazil Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

## Poomsae

| Competition | Athletes per NOC | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 2 | 2 | Chile |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 2 | 16 | Mexico Canada Cuba Ecuador United States Nicaragua Puerto Rico Guatemala |
| Wild Card | 2 | 2 | Peru |
| TOTAL | | 20 | |
* Each qualified NOC can enter one male and one female athlete, for a total of two.