# Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

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.
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.
Three athletes will make up each team kata entry.

## Qualification timeline

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

## Qualification summary

The following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event.
| NOC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| NOC | 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 | Total |
| 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.

### 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) |
| 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) Cirrus Lingl (USA) |
| TOTAL | 8 | |