Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games
Karate competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held between August 9 and 11, 2019 at the Polideportivo Villa El Salvador, which will also host the gymnastics competitions.[1]
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| Venue | Polideportivo Villa El Salvador |
| Dates | August 9–11, 2019 |
| Competitors | 132 |
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| Kata | ||
| Men | Women | |
| Individual | Individual | |
| Team | Team | |
| Kumite | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
14 medal events are scheduled to be contested. Ten of these events are in kumite (five per gender). A further four events (two per gender) in kata will be contested, after the Panamsports added them to the sports program in March 2017. This will mark the first time kata events are held at the Pan American Games since 2003 in Santo Domingo.[2] A total of 132 athletes will qualify 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, will qualify for the said games.[4]
Medal table
* 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 nations) | 14 | 14 | 27 | 55 | |
Medallists
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
Ariel Torres Gutierrez United States |
Mariano Wong Peru | |||
| Héctor Cención Panama | ||||||
| Team kata |
Peru (PER) John Trebejo Oliver del Castillo Carlos Lam |
Mexico (MEX) Waldo Ramírez Diego Rosales Jesús Leonardo Rodríguez |
Brazil (BRA) Guilherme Silva Lucas Santos Victor Mota | |||
| Argentina (ARG) Martín Juiz Luca Impagnatiello Sebastián González | ||||||
| 60 kg |
Joaquín González Chile |
Douglas Brose Brazil |
Maximiliano Larrosa Uruguay | |||
| Jovanni Martínez Venezuela | ||||||
| 67 kg |
Andrés Madera Venezuela |
Camilo Velozo Chile |
Deivis Ferreras Dominican Republic | |||
| Vinícius Figueira Brazil | ||||||
| 75 kg |
Thomas Scott United States |
Hernani Veríssimo Brazil |
Allan Maldonado Guatemala | |||
| Anderson Soriano Dominican Republic | ||||||
| 84 kg [a] |
Kamran Madani United States |
Alan Ever Cuevas Mexico |
Freddy Valera Venezuela | |||
| +84 kg |
Brian Irr United States |
Daniel Gaysinsky Canada |
Rodrigo Rojas Chile | |||
| Diego Lenis Colombia | ||||||
- Men's 84 kg Carlos Sinisterra of Columbia originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified for doping violations.
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata |
Sakura Kokumai United States |
María Dimitrova Dominican Republic |
Andrea Armada Venezuela | |||
| Ingrid Aranda Peru | ||||||
| Team kata |
Dominican Republic (DOM) María Dimitrova Franchel Velázquez Sasha Rodríguez |
Mexico (MEX) Cinthia de la Rúe Pamela Contreras Victoria Cruz |
Brazil (BRA) Carolaini Pereira Sabrina Pereira Izabel Cardoso | |||
| Peru (PER) Saida Salcedo Sol Romani Rosa Almarza | ||||||
| 50 kg |
Shannon Nishi United States |
Alicia Hernández Mexico |
Cheili González Guatemala | |||
| Jéssica de Paula Brazil | ||||||
| 55 kg |
Valéria Kumizaki Brazil |
Kathryn Campbell Canada |
Baurelys Torres Cuba | |||
| Paula Flores Mexico | ||||||
| 61 kg |
Alexandra Grande Peru |
Claudymar Garcés Venezuela |
Karina Díaz Dominican Republic | |||
| Xhunashi Caballero Mexico | ||||||
| 68 kg |
Tanya Rodríguez Dominican Republic |
Susana Li Chile |
Wendy Mosquera Colombia | |||
| Marianth Cuervo Venezuela | ||||||
| +68 kg |
Pamela Rodríguez Dominican Republic |
Omaira Molina Venezuela |
Cirrus Lingl United States | |||
| Isabel Aco Peru | ||||||
Qualification
A total of 132 karatekas will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender). There will be eight athletes qualified in each individual event, along with six teams in the kata team events. This consists 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 qualifies the maximum number of athletes (18). The rest of the spots will be awarded across four qualification tournaments.[3]
See also
References
- "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.
- "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.
