Karate at the 2018 South American Games
There were twelve karate events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Six for men and six for women. The events were held between May 27 and 29 at the Coliseo Suramericano.[1] The top 2 athletes in each event (minus the host nation Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, whose athletes will qualify through the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games) qualifying them to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[2]
| Karate at the 2018 South American Games | |
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| Venue | Coliseo Suramericano |
| Location |  Cochabamba |
| Dates | 27–29 May |
| Competitors | 100 from 12 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Peru (PER) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | Daiver Baez Uruguay |
Jovanni Martínez Venezuela |
Andrés Rendón Colombia | |||
| Agustin Farah Argentina | ||||||
| 67 kg | Andrés Madera Venezuela |
Vinicius Figueira Brazil |
Camilo Velozo Zuñiga Chile | |||
| José Ramirez Colombia | ||||||
| 75 kg | Juan Landázuri Colombia |
Hernani Verissimo Brazil |
José Valdivia Peru | |||
| Jhosed Ortuño Venezuela | ||||||
| 84 kg[3] | Freddy Valera Venezuela |
Israel Aco Peru |
Esteban Leon Ecuador | |||
| Mohamed Chavez Bolivia | ||||||
| +84 kg | Rodrigo Macchiavello Chile |
Diego Lenis Colombia |
Franklin Mina Ecuador | |||
| Germán Pérez Argentina | ||||||
| Individual Kata | Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
Héctor Cención Panama |
Mariano Wong Peru | |||
| Walter Carrizo Argentina | ||||||
- In the 75kg category, Chilean German Antonio qualified as the second eligible athlete for Lima 2019.
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Yamila Benitez Argentina |
Leyla Amarilla Paraguay |
Giovanna Feroldi Brazil | |||
| Aurimer Campos Venezuela | ||||||
| 55 kg | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil |
Bárbara Pérez Venezuela |
Tihare Aros Chile | |||
| Hiromi Sánchez Peru | ||||||
| 61 kg | Jacqueline Factos Ecuador |
Alexandra Grande Peru |
Érica dos Santos Brazil | |||
| Carolina Videla Chile | ||||||
| 68 kg | Marianth Cuervo Venezuela |
Susana Li Chile |
Gabrielle Sepe Brazil | |||
| Milagros Alfaro Peru | ||||||
| +68 kg | Isabel Aco Peru |
Valeria Marmolejo Ecuador |
Shanee Torres Colombia | |||
| Valentina Castro Argentina | ||||||
| Individual Kata | Ingrid Aranda Peru |
Valerya Hernández Venezuela |
Nicole Mota Brazil | |||
| Cristina Arcos Ecuador | ||||||
Athletes in bold have qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Both Venezuela and Colombia elected to use the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games as their qualifying event and thus are ineligible to qualify athletes here.
References
- "Karate". www.cochabamba2018.bo/. Cochabama 2018 Organizing Committee for the 2018 South American Games. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Mohamed Yussuf Dames Chávez logra bronce en karate en los XI Juegos Suramericanos" [Mohamed Yussuf Dames Chávez wins bronze in karate at the 11th South American Games]. www.mindeportes.gob.bo/ (in Spanish). Bolivian Ministry of sports. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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