| Karate at the2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Karate pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Mississauga Sports Centre |
| Dates | July 23–25 |
| No. of events | 10 (5 men, 5 women) |
| Competitors | 80 from 14 nations |
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| Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
Karate competitions at the2015 Pan American Games inToronto, Canada were held from July 23 to 25 at theHershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) inMississauga.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2][3] The competition was held under thekumite discipline, with men and women each competing in five events each.[4] A total of 80 athletes from 14 nations took part.
The following was the competition schedule for the karate competitions:[5]
| RR | Round robin | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 67 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 75 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 84 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's +84 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 50 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 55 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 61 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 68 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's +68 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Canada* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
A total of 14 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (5) Brazil (7) Canada (10) Chile (8) Colombia (4) Cuba (3) Dominican Republic (9) Ecuador (6) El Salvador (1) Mexico (6) Peru (3) United States (7)
Uruguay (1) Venezuela (10)A total of 80 karatekas qualified to compete at the games (eight per weight category). There will be four qualification events for athletes to qualify, and the host nation, Canada, automatically qualified in each of the ten weight categories. A nation may enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category.[6][7]
