# Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games

Karate competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between November 3 and 5, 2023 at the Centro de Entrenamiento de los Deportes de Contacto.
12 medal events were contested. Ten of these events were in kumite (five per gender). A further two events (one per gender) in kata were contested. A total of 106 athletes qualified to compete at the games.

## Qualification

A total of 106 karatekas will qualify to compete (96 qualified across four qualification tournaments and 10 extra nominal spots to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. There will be nine athletes qualified in each individual event, excepting individual kata, which will feature eight athletes. Each nation may enter a maximum of 12 athletes (six per gender). This consists of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12). This rule does not apply to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (12).
Venezuela, Panama and Colombia's athletes will be eligible to qualify through the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship, while Mexico will qualify through the North American Cup.

## Participating nations

A total of 21 countries qualified athletes.
* Argentina (6)
* Aruba (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (11)
* Canada (6)
* Chile (13)
* Colombia (10)
* Cuba (3)
* Dominican Republic (5)
* Ecuador (4)
* El Salvador (2)
* Independent Athletes Team (5)
* Mexico (8)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (4)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* United States (13)
* Uruguay (2)
* Venezuela (6)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Chile* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |

### Medallists
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata details | Ariel Torres United States | Cleiver Leocadio Venezuela | Luca Impagnatiello Argentina |
| Individual kata details | Ariel Torres United States | Cleiver Leocadio Venezuela | Larry Aracena Dominican Republic |
| 60 kg details | Enrique Villalón Chile | Brayan Díaz Cuba | Douglas Brose Brazil |
| 60 kg details | Enrique Villalón Chile | Brayan Díaz Cuba | Juan Fernández Colombia |
| 67 kg details | Andrés Madera Venezuela | Tomás Freire Chile | Camilo Velozo Chile |
| 67 kg details | Andrés Madera Venezuela | Tomás Freire Chile | Alberto Gálvez Panama |
| 75 kg details | Thomas Scott United States | Carlos Villarreal Mexico | Allan Maldonado Independent Athletes Team |
| 75 kg details | Thomas Scott United States | Carlos Villarreal Mexico | Juan Landázuri Colombia |
| 84 kg details | José Acevedo Ecuador | Rubén Henao Colombia | Saisheren Senpon United States |
| 84 kg details | José Acevedo Ecuador | Rubén Henao Colombia | Jorge Merino El Salvador |
| +84 kg details | Rodrigo Rojas Chile | Lucas Fernandes Brazil | Rob Timmermans Aruba |
| +84 kg details | Rodrigo Rojas Chile | Lucas Fernandes Brazil | Giovani Salgado Brazil |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata details | Sakura Kokumai United States | Valentina Zapata Colombia | Claudia Laos-Loo Canada |
| Individual kata details | Sakura Kokumai United States | Valentina Zapata Colombia | Andrea Armada Venezuela |
| 50 kg details | Yorgelis Salazar Venezuela | Yamina Lahyanssa Canada | Bárbara Morales Independent Athletes Team |
| 50 kg details | Yorgelis Salazar Venezuela | Yamina Lahyanssa Canada | Yamila Benítez Argentina |
| 55 kg details | Valentina Toro Chile | Baurelys Torres Cuba | Kelly Fernandes Brazil |
| 55 kg details | Valentina Toro Chile | Baurelys Torres Cuba | Geraldine Peña Colombia |
| 61 kg details | Janessa Fonseca Puerto Rico | Alexandra Grande Peru | Claudymar Garcés Venezuela |
| 61 kg details | Janessa Fonseca Puerto Rico | Alexandra Grande Peru | María Renée Wong Independent Athletes Team |
| 68 kg details | Bárbara Rodrigues Brazil | Wendy Mosquera Colombia | Melissa Bratic Canada |
| 68 kg details | Bárbara Rodrigues Brazil | Wendy Mosquera Colombia | Skylar Lingl United States |
| +68 kg details | Guadalupe Quintal Mexico | Valeria Echever Ecuador | Pamela Rodríguez Dominican Republic |
| +68 kg details | Guadalupe Quintal Mexico | Valeria Echever Ecuador | Brenda Padilha Brazil |