Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Last updated November 04, 2025

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
2021 Junior Pan American Games	November 26–28, 2021	Cali
2022 Pan American Judo Championships	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	Medellín
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
NOC	-60 kg	-66 kg	-73 kg	-81 kg	-90 kg	-100 kg	+100 kg	-48kg	-52 kg	-57 kg	-63 kg	-70 kg	-78 kg	+78 kg	Team	Total
Argentina		X	X	XX	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		13
Brazil	X	X	XX	X	X	XX	X	XX	X	X	X	XX	XX	X		19
Canada		X	X	X	X	X	X				X		X			8
Chile	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		14
Colombia	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		13
Costa Rica	X											X				2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX		16
Dominican Republic		X	X	X	X		X			X	X		X	X		9
Ecuador	XX	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			11
Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					11
Nicaragua														X		1
Panama	X								X	X						3
Peru		X	X		X	X		X					X	X		7
Puerto Rico									X			X	X			3
United States	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	X	X		14
Uruguay				X												1
Venezuela	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	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Bryan Garboa (ECU)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Costa Rica Mexico Colombia Cuba United States Ecuador Venezuela Panama
TOTAL	11

66 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Willis Alberto Garcia (VEN)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Peru Cuba Ecuador Colombia Mexico Canada Dominican Republic Argentina
TOTAL	11

73 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Gabriel Falcão (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Canada Peru Cuba Mexico United States Colombia Brazil Argentina Dominican Republic
TOTAL	11

81 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Agustin Nicolas Gil (ARG)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic Brazil Cuba Uruguay Argentina United States Mexico Colombia Canada
TOTAL	11

90 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Alexander Knauf (USA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic Cuba Peru Colombia Brazil Argentina Canada Mexico Venezuela
TOTAL	11

100 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Kayo Silva dos Santos (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Colombia Canada Cuba Peru United States Argentina Mexico Ecuador
TOTAL	11

+100 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Omar Cruz (CUB)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Cuba Ecuador Dominican Republic Brazil Mexico Venezuela Canada United States Argentina
TOTAL	11

Women

48 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Alexia Nascimento (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Argentina Mexico Peru United States Colombia Cuba Venezuela Ecuador
TOTAL	11

52 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Fabiola Valentina Diaz (VEN)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Mexico Brazil Cuba Argentina Colombia Panama Ecuador Puerto Rico United States
TOTAL	11

57 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Tasha Cancela (USA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Cuba Argentina Dominican Republic Colombia United States Panama Ecuador Mexico
TOTAL	11

63 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Ariela Sánchez (DOM)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Brazil Cuba Argentina Mexico United States Canada Colombia Venezuela Ecuador
TOTAL	11

70 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Luana Oliveira de Carvalho (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Ecuador Venezuela Puerto Rico Cuba Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Argentina United States
TOTAL	11

78 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Eliza Ramos (BRA)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Dominican Republic Ecuador Brazil Peru Colombia Puerto Rico Canada United States Cuba
TOTAL	11

+78 kg

Criteria	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Chile
Junior Pan American Games	1	Thalia Nariño Castellano (CUB)
Top 9 ranked countries	9	Venezuela Dominican Republic Cuba United States Brazil Peru Colombia Argentina Nicaragua
TOTAL	11

References

1 2 "Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

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[manual-1] 1 2 "Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[cpj-2] "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

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Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games

Qualification
	Men	Mixed	Women
	60 kg		48 kg
	66 kg		52 kg
	73 kg		57 kg
	81 kg		63 kg
	90 kg		70 kg
	100 kg		78 kg
	+100 kg		+78 kg
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