# Karate at the 2010 South American Games

There were 18 karate events at the 2010 South American Games: 9 men's events and 9 women's events. The events were held over March 26–28.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 18 | 18 | 34 | 70 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Men's individual kata details | Antonio Díaz Venezuela | Marco Sá Brazil | Martin Juiz Argentina |
| Men's individual kata details | Antonio Díaz Venezuela | Marco Sá Brazil | Alfredo Moreno Peru |
| Men's team kata details | Raul Ceballos Jimmy Moreno Alfredo Tamashiro Peru | Alexandre Cavalcante Klemerson Chagas Marco Sá Brazil | Jamir Avila Daniel Guerrero William Rodríguez Colombia |
| Men's team kata details | Raul Ceballos Jimmy Moreno Alfredo Tamashiro Peru | Alexandre Cavalcante Klemerson Chagas Marco Sá Brazil | Luis Contreras Luis dos Santos Jean Vásquez Venezuela |
| Men's 60kg details | Andrés Rendón Colombia | Miguel Oviedo Chile | Francisco Javier Vega Ecuador |
| Men's 60kg details | Andrés Rendón Colombia | Miguel Oviedo Chile | Robin Blanco Venezuela |
| Men's 67kg details | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela | Daniel Viveros Ecuador | José Ramírez Colombia |
| Men's 67kg details | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela | Daniel Viveros Ecuador | Jesús Paucarcaja Peru |
| Men's 75kg details | David Dubó Chile | Esteban Espinoza Ecuador | Franco Icasati Argentina |
| Men's 75kg details | David Dubó Chile | Esteban Espinoza Ecuador | Willians Quirino Brazil |
| Men's 84kg details | Caio Duprat Brazil | Cesar Herrera Venezuela | Edwin Assereto Peru |
| Men's 84kg details | Caio Duprat Brazil | Cesar Herrera Venezuela | Andres Loor Ecuador |
| Men's +84kg details | Ángel Aponte Venezuela | Franco Recouso Argentina | Franklin Guerrón Ecuador |
| Men's +84kg details | Ángel Aponte Venezuela | Franco Recouso Argentina | Luis Alvarado Peru |
| Men's open details | José Ramírez Colombia | Franco Icasati Argentina | Caio Duprat Brazil |
| Men's open details | José Ramírez Colombia | Franco Icasati Argentina | Franklin Mina Ecuador |
| Men's team kumite details | Wellington Barbosa Douglas Brose Rafael Martins Willians Quirino Luiz Santana Junior Thiago Silva Brazil | Camilo Cárdenas Francisco Cifuentes Leonardo Felizzola Yilber Oroco José Ramírez Andrés Rendón Colombia | Diego Bórquez David Dubó Cristian Figueredo Nicolás Moscoso Roberto Salgado Miguel Soffia Chile |
| Men's team kumite details | Wellington Barbosa Douglas Brose Rafael Martins Willians Quirino Luiz Santana Junior Thiago Silva Brazil | Camilo Cárdenas Francisco Cifuentes Leonardo Felizzola Yilber Oroco José Ramírez Andrés Rendón Colombia | Ángel Aponte Robin Blanco César Herrera Jean Carlos Peña Andrés Pirela Yeremi Rodriguez Venezuela |
| Women's events ||||
| Women's individual kata details | Sandra Salazar Peru | Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | Yessenia Reyes Ecuador |
| Women's individual kata details | Sandra Salazar Peru | Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | Patricia Chiron Brazil |
| Women's team kata details | Wendy Chac Saida Salcedo Akemi Takase Peru | Elaine Martínez Yenire Rivero Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | Marta Castaño Edith Quintero Diana Ríos Colombia |
| Women's team kata details | Wendy Chac Saida Salcedo Akemi Takase Peru | Elaine Martínez Yenire Rivero Yohana Sánchez Venezuela | Priscila Cáceres Suanny Guadalupe Yessenia Reyes Ecuador |
| Women's 50kg details | Gabriela Bruna Chile | Jessica Cândido Brazil | Merly Huamaní Peru |
| Women's 50kg details | Gabriela Bruna Chile | Jessica Cândido Brazil | Dougmay Camacaro Venezuela |
| Women's 55kg details | Jessy Reyes Chile | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil | Stella Urango Colombia |
| Women's 55kg details | Jessy Reyes Chile | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil | Jacqueline Factos Ecuador |
| Women's 61kg details | Alexandra Grande Peru | Virginia Acevedo Argentina | Lina Gómez Colombia |
| Women's 61kg details | Alexandra Grande Peru | Virginia Acevedo Argentina | Daniela Suárez Venezuela |
| Women's 68kg details | Yoly Guillén Venezuela | Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil | Verónica Lugo Argentina |
| Women's 68kg details | Yoly Guillén Venezuela | Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil | Ana Escandón Colombia |
| Women's +68kg details | Yeisy Piña Venezuela | Perla Salazar Argentina | no medal awarded |
| Women's open details | Stella Urango Colombia | Carmen Arias Ecuador | Alexandra Grande Peru |
| Women's open details | Stella Urango Colombia | Carmen Arias Ecuador | Natalia Brozulatto Brazil |
| Women's team kumite details | Yoly Guillén Thays Moncada Yeisy Piña Daniela Suárez Venezuela | Carmen Arias Priscila Cáceres Jacqueline Factos María Reyes Ecuador | Natália Brozulatto Lucélia de Carvalho Jeanis Colzani Beatriz Janini Valéria Kumizaki Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil |
| Women's team kumite details | Yoly Guillén Thays Moncada Yeisy Piña Daniela Suárez Venezuela | Carmen Arias Priscila Cáceres Jacqueline Factos María Reyes Ecuador | Gabriela Bruna Elizabeth Retamal Jessy Reyes Lorena Salamanca Chile |