Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification explained
See main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games. The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the judo at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
Qualification system
A total of up to 154 judokas will qualify to compete at the games. One quota per each weight category were directly allocated to the gold medal winners in the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The top nine athletes (one per NOC) in each weight category's ranking after the four best results among eleven qualification tournaments will qualify along with one spot per category for the host nation, Chile. Each nation can enter a maximum of 14 athletes (seven men and seven women), except for NOCs whose athletes qualified by quota for Cali 2021 and may have a maximum of two athletes in one weight category.[1]
For the team event, a county must qualify at least one athlete in each of the following categories:[1]
- Women 57kg (48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg)
- Men 73kg (60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg)
- Women 70kg (57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg)
- Men 90kg (73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg)
- Women +70kg (70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg)
- Men +90kg (90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg)
Qualification timeline
| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|
| November 26–28, 2021 |  Cali |
| April 15–16, 2022 |  Lima |
| Pan American Open | July 9–10, 2022 |  Guayaquil |
| Pan American Open | September 10–11, 2022 |  Santo Domingo |
| Pan American Open | September 17–18, 2022 | Lima |
| Pan American Open | September 24–25, 2022 | Cali |
| Pan American Open | November 5–6, 2022 |  Cordoba |
| Pan American Open | March 18–19, 2023 | Medellin |
| Pan American Open | April 8–9, 2023 |  Varadero |
| Pan American Open | April 22–23, 2023 | Santo Domingo |
| Pan American Open | June 3–4, 2023 | Santiago |
| Pan American Open | June 10–11, 2023 | Cordoba |
| Pan American Open | July 1–2, 2023 | Guayaquil |
| Pan American Open | July 8–9, 2023 |  Salvador |
| Pan American Open | July 22–23, 2023 | Lima | |
Qualification summary
The following is a list of qualified countries and athletes per event.[2]
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed | Total |
|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Team |
|---|
| | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | 13 |
| X | X | XX | X | X | XX | X | XX | X | X | X | XX | XX | X | | 19 |
| | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | X | | X | | | 8 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 14 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 13 |
| X | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | | 16 |
| | X | X | X | X | | X | | | X | X | | X | X | | 9 |
| XX | X | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | 11 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| X | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 3 |
| | X | X | | X | X | | X | | | | | X | X | | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | X | | | X | X | | | 3 |
| X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | XX | X | X | X | X | | 14 |
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| X | X | | | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | | 9 |
| Total: 17 NOCs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 154 | |
|---|
Men
60 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
66 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
73 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
81 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
90 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
100 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
+100 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
Women
48 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
52 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
57 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
63 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
70 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
78 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
+78 kg
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Junior Pan American Games | 1 | |
| Top 9 ranked countries | 9 |
|
| TOTAL | 11 | | |
|---|
Notes and References
- Web site: Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 4 June 2022.
- Web site: Ranking 2023 Pan American Games. 23 July 2023. www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 27 July 2023.
