# Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games

The Karate competition of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium between October 27 and October 29. All the competitions was held in the kumite discipline.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 kg details | Andrés Rendón Colombia | Norberto Sosa Dominican Republic | Douglas Brose Brazil |
| 60 kg details | Andrés Rendón Colombia | Norberto Sosa Dominican Republic | Miguel Soffia Chile |
| 67 kg details | Daniel Viveros Ecuador | Dennis Novo Cuba | Daniel Carrillo Mexico |
| 67 kg details | Daniel Viveros Ecuador | Dennis Novo Cuba | Jean Carlos Peña Venezuela |
| 75 kg details | Dionicio Gustavo Dominican Republic | Thomas Scott United States | Lester Zamora Cuba |
| 75 kg details | Dionicio Gustavo Dominican Republic | Thomas Scott United States | David Dubó Chile |
| 84 kg details | Cesar Herrera Venezuela | Jorge Pérez Dominican Republic | Homero Morales Mexico |
| 84 kg details | Cesar Herrera Venezuela | Jorge Pérez Dominican Republic | Sorin Alexadnru Canada |
| +84 kg details | Angel Aponte Venezuela | Alberto Ramirez Mexico | Wellington Barbosa Brazil |
| +84 kg details | Angel Aponte Venezuela | Alberto Ramirez Mexico | Shaun Dhillon Canada |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg details | Ana Villanueva Dominican Republic | Gabriela Bruna Chile | Jéssica Cândido Brazil |
| 50 kg details | Ana Villanueva Dominican Republic | Gabriela Bruna Chile | Cheili Gonzalez Guatemala |
| 55 kg details | Shannon Nishi United States | Karina Diaz Dominican Republic | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil |
| 55 kg details | Shannon Nishi United States | Karina Diaz Dominican Republic | Jessy Reyes Chile |
| 61 kg details | Bertha Gutierrez Mexico | Alexandra Grande Peru | Daniela Suarez Venezuela |
| 61 kg details | Bertha Gutierrez Mexico | Alexandra Grande Peru | Marisca Verspaget Netherlands Antilles |
| 68 kg details | Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil | Yadira Lira Mexico | Yoly Guillen Venezuela |
| 68 kg details | Lucélia Ribeiro Brazil | Yadira Lira Mexico | Yoandra Moreno Cuba |
| +68 kg details | Maria Castellanos Guatemala | Xhunashi Caballero Mexico | Olivia Grant Canada |
| +68 kg details | Maria Castellanos Guatemala | Xhunashi Caballero Mexico | Claudia Vera Chile |

## Schedule

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 10:00 | 14:30 | Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg | Preliminaries |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 16:00 | 17:20 | Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg | Semifinals |
| Day 14 | Thursday October 27, 2011 | 17:25 | 17:55 | Men's +84 kg, Women's +68 kg | Finals |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 10:00 | 14:30 | Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg | Preliminaries |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 16:00 | 17:20 | Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg | Semifinals |
| Day 15 | Friday October 28, 2011 | 17:25 | 18:30 | Men's 60 kg, 84 kg, Women's 50 kg, 68 kg | Finals |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 10:00 | 14:30 | Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg | Preliminaries |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 16:00 | 17:20 | Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg | Semifinals |
| Day 16 | Saturday October 29, 2011 | 17:25 | 18:30 | Men's 67 kg, 75 kg, Women's 55 kg, 61 kg | Finals |

## Qualification

Each nation is allowed enter a maximum of ten athletes (one per weight category). Mexico as host nation receives an entry in each weight category, while all other nations had to qualify through four qualifying tournaments. The following nations qualified:
| NOC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| NOC | 60kg | 67kg | 75kg | 84kg | 84+kg | 50kg | 55kg | 61kg | 68kg | 68+kg | Total |
| Argentina | | | | | X | | | X | | X | 3 |
| Brazil | X | | | | X | X | X | | X | X | 6 |
| Canada | | | | X | X | | | X | | X | 4 |
| Chile | X | | X | | | X | X | | X | X | 6 |
| Colombia | X | | | X | | X | | | | | 3 |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Cuba | | X | X | | | | X | | X | | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | 8 |
| Ecuador | | X | X | | | | X | | | | 3 |
| El Salvador | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | 5 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | X | X | | | X | 3 |
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Panama | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Peru | X | X | X | X | | | | X | | | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | X | | | | | X | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| United States | X | X | X | | | X | X | | X | | 6 |
| Uruguay | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Venezuela | | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | X | 7 |
| Total: 20 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 80 |