Karate competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held between August 9 and 11, 2019 at the Polideportivo Villa El Salvador, which also hosted the gymnastics competitions.[1]
| Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Karate pictogram | |
| Venue | Polideportivo Villa El Salvador |
| Dates | August 9–11, 2019 |
| Competitors | 132 |
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14 medal events were contested. Ten of these events were in kumite (five per gender). A further four events (two per gender) in kata were contested, after the Panamsports added them to the sports program in March 2017. This marked the first time kata events were held at the Pan American Games since 2003 in Santo Domingo.[2] A total of 132 athletes qualified to compete at the games.[3]
The top three medallists (in order of gold, silver then bronze) not already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics according to the Olympic Standings as of April 6, 2020, qualified for the said games.[4]
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Peru* | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Chile | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Mexico | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 27 | 55 | |
Medallists edit
Men's events edit
- Men's 84 kg Carlos Sinisterra of Colombia originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified for doping violations.
Women's events edit
Qualification edit
A total of 132 karatekas qualified to compete. Each nation entered a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender). There were eight athletes qualified in each individual event, along with six teams in the kata team events. This consisted of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12), and one group of three in each kata team event (six). The host nation, Peru, automatically qualified the maximum number of athletes (18). The rest of the spots were awarded across four qualification tournaments.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Notice to visitors :Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.pkfkarate.com/. Panamerican Karate Federation. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "World Karate Federation (WKF) Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). www.wkf.net/. World Karate Federation (WKF). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2018.