| Event: | Karate |
| Games: | 2023 |
| Venue: | Polideportivo Villa El Salvador |
| Competitors: | 106 |
| Nations: | TBD |
| Num Events: | 12 (6 men, 6 women) |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2027 |
Karate competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between November 3 and 5, 2023 at the Centro de Entrenamiento de los Deportes de Contacto.[1] [2]
12 medal events were contested. Ten of these events were in kumite (five per gender). A further two events (one per gender) in kata were contested. A total of 106 athletes qualified to compete at the games.
See main article: Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. A total of 106 karatekas will qualify to compete (96 qualified across four qualification tournaments and 10 extra nominal spots to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. There will be nine athletes qualified in each individual event, excepting individual kata, which will feature eight athletes. Each nation may enter a maximum of 12 athletes (six per gender). This consists of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12). This rule does not apply to the winners of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (12).[3]
Venezuela, Panama and Colombia's athletes will be eligible to qualify through the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship, while Mexico will qualify through the North American Cup.
A total of 21 countries qualified athletes.
| Individual kata | |||
| 60 kg | |||
| 67 kg | |||
| 75 kg | |||
| 84 kg | |||
| +84 kg | |||
| Individual kata | |||
| 50 kg | |||
| 55 kg | |||
| 61 kg | |||
| 68 kg | |||
| +68 kg | |||