# Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

## Qualification system

A total of up to 154 judokas will qualify to compete at the games. One quota per each weight category were directly allocated to the gold medal winners in the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The top nine athletes (one per NOC) in each weight category's ranking after the four best results among eleven qualification tournaments will qualify along with one spot per category for the host nation, Chile. Each nation can enter a maximum of 14 athletes (seven men and seven women), except for NOCs whose athletes qualified by quota for Cali 2021 and may have a maximum of two athletes in one weight category.
For the team event, a county must qualify at least one athlete in each of the following categories:
* Women 57kg (48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg)
* Men 73kg (60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg)
* Women 70kg (57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg)
* Men 90kg (73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg)
* Women +70kg (70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg)
* Men +90kg (90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg)

## Qualification timeline

| Events | Date | Venue |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | November 26–28, 2021 | Cali |
| 2022 Pan American Judo Championships | April 15–16, 2022 | Lima |
| Pan American Open | July 9–10, 2022 | Guayaquil |
| Pan American Open | September 10–11, 2022 | Santo Domingo |
| Pan American Open | September 17–18, 2022 | Lima |
| Pan American Open | September 24–25, 2022 | Cali |
| Pan American Open | November 5–6, 2022 | Cordoba |
| Pan American Open | March 18–19, 2023 | Medellin |
| Pan American Open | April 8–9, 2023 | Varadero |
| Pan American Open | April 22–23, 2023 | Santo Domingo |
| Pan American Open | June 3–4, 2023 | Santiago |
| Pan American Open | June 10–11, 2023 | Cordoba |
| Pan American Open | July 1–2, 2023 | Guayaquil |
| Pan American Open | July 8–9, 2023 | Salvador |
| Pan American Open | July 22–23, 2023 | Lima |

## 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 | Mixed | 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 | Team | Total |
| Argentina | | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | 13 |
| Brazil | X | X | XX | X | X | XX | X | XX | X | X | X | XX | XX | X | | 19 |
| Canada | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | X | | X | | | 8 |
| Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 14 |
| Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 13 |
| Costa Rica | X | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | | 16 |
| Dominican Republic | | X | X | X | X | | X | | | X | X | | X | X | | 9 |
| Ecuador | XX | X | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | 11 |
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 11 |
| Nicaragua | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Panama | X | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 3 |
| Peru | | X | X | | X | X | | X | | | | | X | X | | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | X | | | 3 |
| United States | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | | 14 |
| Uruguay | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Venezuela | X | X | | | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | | 9 |
| Total: 17 NOCs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 154 |

## Men
### 60 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Bryan Garboa (ECU) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Costa Rica Mexico Colombia Cuba United States Ecuador Venezuela Panama |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 66 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Willis Alberto Garcia (VEN) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Peru Cuba Ecuador Colombia Mexico Canada Dominican Republic Argentina |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 73 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Gabriel Falcão (BRA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Canada Peru Cuba Mexico United States Colombia Brazil Argentina Dominican Republic |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 81 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Agustin Nicolas Gil (ARG) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Dominican Republic Brazil Cuba Uruguay Argentina United States Mexico Colombia Canada |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 90 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Alexander Knauf (USA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Dominican Republic Cuba Peru Colombia Brazil Argentina Canada Mexico Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 100 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Kayo Silva dos Santos (BRA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Colombia Canada Cuba Peru United States Argentina Mexico Ecuador |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### +100 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Omar Cruz (CUB) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Cuba Ecuador Dominican Republic Brazil Mexico Venezuela Canada United States Argentina |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

## Women
### 48 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Alexia Nascimento (BRA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Argentina Mexico Peru United States Colombia Cuba Venezuela Ecuador |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 52 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Fabiola Valentina Diaz (VEN) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Mexico Brazil Cuba Argentina Colombia Panama Ecuador Puerto Rico United States |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 57 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Tasha Cancela (USA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Cuba Argentina Dominican Republic Colombia United States Panama Ecuador Mexico |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 63 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Ariela Sánchez (DOM) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Brazil Cuba Argentina Mexico United States Canada Colombia Venezuela Ecuador |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 70 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Luana Oliveira de Carvalho (BRA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Ecuador Venezuela Puerto Rico Cuba Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Argentina United States |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 78 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Eliza Ramos (BRA) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Dominican Republic Ecuador Brazil Peru Colombia Puerto Rico Canada United States Cuba |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### +78 kg

| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Thalia Nariño Castellano (CUB) |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 | Venezuela Dominican Republic Cuba United States Brazil Peru Colombia Argentina Nicaragua |
| TOTAL | 11 | |