# Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

## Qualification system

A total of 140 judokas qualified to compete at the games. The top nine athletes (one per NOC) in each weight category's ranking after four qualification tournaments qualified along with one spot per category for the host nation, Peru. Each nation can enter a maximum of 14 athletes (seven men and seven women).

## Qualification timeline

| Events | Date | Venue |
| 2018 Pan American Judo Championships | April 21–22, 2018 | San Jose |
| 2018 Pan American Cup | June 23–24, 2018 | Lima |
| 2019 Pan American Judo Championships | April 26–27, 2019 | Lima |
| 2019 Pan American Cup | May 25–26, 2019 | Panama City |

## Qualification summary

The following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event. A total of 25 countries qualified judoka.
| NOC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| NOC | -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 | Total |
| Argentina | | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | | X | | X | | 8 |
| Aruba | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Bahamas | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | X | 2 |
| Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Canada | | X | X | | X | | X | | X | | | X | X | | 7 |
| Chile | X | | | | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | 5 |
| Colombia | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | | X | X | X | | X | 10 |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Dominican Republic | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 9 |
| Ecuador | X | | | | | X | X | | | | X | | X | | 5 |
| El Salvador | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Guatemala | X | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 2 |
| Haiti | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Honduras | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Jamaica | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Nicaragua | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Panama | X | | | | X | | | | X | X | | | | | 4 |
| Peru | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Puerto Rico | | | X | X | | | | | | | | X | | X | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| United States | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Venezuela | | X | X | X | X | | X | | | | X | X | X | | 8 |
| Total: 25 NOCs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 140 |

## Men
### 60 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Ecuador Cuba Brazil Dominican Republic United States Panama Colombia Chile Guatemala |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 66 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Brazil Venezuela Dominican Republic Canada Mexico Argentina United States Colombia |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 73 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Mexico Venezuela Brazil United States Canada Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Haiti Colombia |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 81 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Canada Dominican Republic Brazil Venezuela Puerto Rico Cuba United States El Salvador Mexico Argentina |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 90 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Dominican Republic Colombia Brazil Canada United States Argentina Venezuela Mexico Panama |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 100 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Dominican Republic Cuba Canada Chile United States Mexico Colombia Uruguay Ecuador |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### +100 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Ecuador Cuba Chile Argentina Venezuela Brazil Dominican Republic United States Canada |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

## Women
### 48 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Argentina Mexico Colombia Brazil Cuba United States Dominican Republic Chile Guatemala |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 52 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Mexico United States Brazil Cuba Panama Canada Dominican Republic Argentina Chile |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 57 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Canada Dominican Republic Cuba Brazil Colombia Panama United States Venezuela Argentina Mexico Bahamas Aruba |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 63 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Canada Venezuela Brazil Ecuador Mexico United States Argentina Colombia Honduras |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 70 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Puerto Rico Colombia Cuba Venezuela Brazil Canada Honduras Argentina Jamaica Mexico United States |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 78 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Brazil Venezuela Ecuador Argentina Mexico United States Costa Rica Canada |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### +78 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Peru |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Puerto Rico Brazil United States Nicaragua Mexico Colombia Argentina Trinidad and Tobago Bahamas |
| TOTAL | 10 | |