Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

Qualification summary

The following nations qualified:^[1]

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Manuel Araujo
		2	Andres Felipe Llanos Miguel Oviedo
		2	David Pérez Norberto Sosa
		2	Dennis Lazo Douglas Brose
		1	Adam Brozer
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Daniel Carrillo
		2	Jean Pena Daniel Alejandro Acosta
		2	Deivis Ferreras ~~Jesús Rodríguez~~ Carlos Galán
		2	Dennis Novo Jesus Paucarcaja
		1	Brian Mertel
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Antonia Gutierrez
		2	David Israel Firmani Esteban Espinoza
		2	Dionicio Gustavo Aarón Pérez
		2	Javier Zamora Israel Aco
		1	Tom Scott
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Homero Morales
		2	Edwin Luis Asserto Cesar Herrera
		2	José Paz Jorge Peréz
		2	Yilber Ocoro Pablo Layerla
		1	Sorin Alexandru
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Alberto Ramirez
		2	Ángel Aponte Franco Recouso
		2	Kwame Kinsale Nelson González
		2	Jorge Alexander Merino Wellington Barbosa
		1	Shaun Dhillon
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Laura Contreras
		2	Gabriela Piutrin Jessica Cândido
		2	Cheili Gonzalez Ana Villanueva
		2	Dougmay Camacaro Tyler Wolfe
Automatic		1	Paula Andrea Ruiz
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Lorena Mendoza
		2	Jessy Makarena Contreras Valéria Kumizaki
		2	Esther Micheo Karina Diaz
		2	Jacqueline Factos Shannon Nishi
Automatic		1
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Bertha Gutierrez
		2	Alexandra Grande Virginia Acevedo
		2	Ana Montilla Marisca Verspaget
		2	Daniela Suarez Yaremi Borzelli
		1	Golrokh Khalili
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Yadira Lira
		2	Yoly Guillén Lucélia Ribeiro
		2	Ashley Binns Johanni Sierra
		2	Elizabeth Retamal Yoandra Moreno
		1	Cheryl Murphy
TOTAL		8

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	–	1	Xhunashi Caballero
		2	Yeisy Pina Perla Salazar
		2	Maria Castellanos Rosa Zavala
		2	Olivia Grant Claudia Vera
Automatic		1
TOTAL		8

Countries may only enter athletes in which they have not qualified in.
Open to athletes from Canada and the United States only.
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.
If an athlete is injured they may be replaced by another athlete from the same country.
There has been a late change in the qualification system which the Canadian federation has appealed.^[2]
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]