Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification summary

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The following nations qualified:[1]

NOC Men Women Total
60kg 67kg 75kg 84kg 84+kg 50kg 55kg 61kg 68kg 68+kg
  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

Qualification by category

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-60kg Men

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Manuel Araujo
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Andres Felipe Llanos
  Miguel Oviedo
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   David Pérez
  Norberto Sosa
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Dennis Lazo
  Douglas Brose
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Adam Brozer
TOTAL 8

-67kg Men

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Daniel Carrillo
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Jean Pena
  Daniel Alejandro Acosta
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Deivis Ferreras
  Jesús Rodríguez6
  Carlos Galán
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Dennis Novo
  Jesus Paucarcaja
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Brian Mertel
TOTAL 8

-75kg Men

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Antonia Gutierrez
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   David Israel Firmani
  Esteban Espinoza
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Dionicio Gustavo
  Aarón Pérez
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Javier Zamora
  Israel Aco
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Tom Scott
TOTAL 8

-84kg Men

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Homero Morales
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Edwin Luis Asserto
  Cesar Herrera
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   José Paz
  Jorge Peréz
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Yilber Ocoro
  Pablo Layerla
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Sorin Alexandru
TOTAL 8

84+kg Men

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Alberto Ramirez
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Ángel Aponte
  Franco Recouso
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Kwame Kinsale
  Nelson González
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Jorge Alexander Merino
  Wellington Barbosa
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Shaun Dhillon
TOTAL 8

-50kg Women

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Laura Contreras
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Gabriela Piutrin
  Jessica Cândido
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Cheili Gonzalez
  Ana Villanueva
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Dougmay Camacaro
  Tyler Wolfe
Automatic 3   Guadalajara 1   Paula Andrea Ruiz5
TOTAL 8

-55kg Women

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Lorena Mendoza
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Jessy Makarena Contreras
  Valéria Kumizaki
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Esther Micheo
  Karina Diaz
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Jacqueline Factos
  Shannon Nishi
Automatic 3   Guadalajara 1   Yanelsis Gongora 5
TOTAL 8

-61kg Women

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Bertha Gutierrez
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Alexandra Grande
  Virginia Acevedo
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Ana Montilla
  Marisca Verspaget
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Daniela Suarez
  Yaremi Borzelli
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Golrokh Khalili
TOTAL 8

-68kg Women

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Yadira Lira
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Yoly Guillén
  Lucélia Ribeiro
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Ashley Binns
  Johanni Sierra
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Elizabeth Retamal
  Yoandra Moreno
2011 North American Karate Championship 2   Montreal 1   Cheryl Murphy
TOTAL 8

-68+kg Women

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Competition Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Xhunashi Caballero
2010 South American Games   Medellín 2   Yeisy Pina
  Perla Salazar
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games   Mayagüez 2   Maria Castellanos
  Rosa Zavala
2011 Pan American Championships 1   Guadalajara 2   Olivia Grant
  Claudia Vera
Automatic 3   Guadalajara 1   Jeanis Colzani 5
TOTAL 8
  • ^1 Countries may only enter athletes in which they have not qualified in.
  • ^2 Open to athletes from Canada and the United States only.
  • ^3 If an athlete from either Canada or the United States qualify through the Pan American Championship, the other nation automatically gets the North American spot. If both nations qualify, then the top three from the Pan American Championships will earn the spots.
  • ^4 If an athlete is injured they may be replaced by another athlete from the same country.
  • ^5 There has been a late change in the qualification system which the Canadian federation has appealed.[2]
  • ^6 Jesús Rodríguez of Puerto Rico had originally won the spot, but withdrew due to an injury. El Salvador's Carlos Galán will replace him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Karate technical manual
  2. ^ "Karate Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  3. ^ Karate suma quinto clasificado a Juegos Panamericanos en Guadalajara (in Spanish)
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