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.
14 medal events are scheduled to be contested. Ten of these events are in kumite. A further four events 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. A total of 132 athletes will qualify to compete at the games.
The top three medallists not already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics according to the Olympic Standings as of April 6, 2020, will qualify for the said games.

Medal table

Medallists

Men's events

Qualification

A total of 132 karatekas will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes. 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, and one group of three in each kata team event. The host nation, Peru, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes. The rest of the spots will be awarded across four qualification tournaments.