Karate competitions at the 2026 South American Games in Rosario, Santa Fe, and Rafaela, Argentina, were held between September 23 and 25 at Invencible Rosario, located within Parque de la Independencia in Rosario.
A total of 12 events were contested (six men's and six women's). The games gave qualifying quotas to the gold and silver medalists from each event for the 2027 Pan American Games karate competitions.
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists Men Individual kata 60 kg 67 kg 75 kg 84 kg +84 kg
Women Individual kata 50 kg 55 kg 61 kg 68 kg +68 kg
Participation Eleven nations participated in the karate events of the 2026 South American Games.
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Results Men's individual kata Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Ricardo Pérez 2 2 0 6 Gold medal match 2 José Morales 2 1 1 3 Bronze medal match 3 Christian Pontes 2 0 2 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Hernán Amaya 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Luca Impagnatiello 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Cristóbal Barra 3 1 2 3 4 Andrés Terrazas 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Men's 60 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Matías Quijada 4 3 1 9 Gold medal match 2 Hermes Moreno 4 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Bernardo da Silva 4 2 2 6 4 Wilmer Pérez 4 2 2 6 5 Iván Florentín 4 0 3 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Kevin Molina 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Luis Vera 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Daiver Larrosa 3 1 2 3 4 Juan Forero 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Men's 67 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Tomás Freire 4 4 0 12 Gold medal match 2 Gonzalo Navarro 4 2 2 6 Bronze medal match 3 Jhoiber Chataing 4 2 2 6 4 Sebastián Toledo 4 2 2 6 5 Axel Armejo 4 0 4 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Alberto Gálvez 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Juan Pita 3 1 2 3 Bronze medal match 3 Kurt García 3 1 2 3 4 Vinicius Rezende 3 1 2 3
Final stage
Men's 75 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Jesús Castro 4 3 1 9 Gold medal match 2 Joaquín González 4 2 2 6 Bronze medal match 3 Fernando Villegas 4 2 2 6 4 Juan Landazury 4 2 2 6 5 Amir Rodríguez 4 1 3 3
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Gabriel Ferreira 4 4 0 12 Gold medal match 2 Ethan Barreto 4 3 1 9 Bronze medal match 3 Julio Ichiki 4 2 2 6 4 Dardo Sánchez 4 1 3 3 5 Francisco Barrios 4 0 4 0
Final stage
Men's 84 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 José Acevedo 4 4 0 12 Gold medal match 2 Edgar Martínez 4 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Juan Macedo 4 2 2 6 4 Mohamed Dames 4 1 2 3 5 Rubén Henao 4 0 4 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Fabián Huaiquimán 4 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Diomid Petrenko 4 3 1 9 Bronze medal match 3 Filipe Medeiros 4 2 1 6 4 José Valdivia 4 1 3 3 5 Jesús Servín 4 0 4 0
Final stage
Men's +84 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Rodrigo Rojas 4 4 0 12 Gold medal match 2 César Vallejo 4 3 1 9 Bronze medal match 3 Brando Ledesma 4 1 3 3 4 Sergio Rodríguez 4 1 3 3 5 César Rojas 4 1 3 3
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Joaquín Sánchez 4 4 0 12 Gold medal match 2 Giovani Felipin 4 3 1 9 Bronze medal match 3 Iván Britos 4 2 2 6 4 Gael Muñoz 4 1 3 3 5 Tomás Dotta 4 0 4 0
Final stage
Women's individual kata Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Gabrielle Andrade 2 2 0 6 Gold medal match 2 Victoria Hernández 2 1 1 3 Bronze medal match 3 Ingrid Aranda 2 0 2 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Valentina Zapata 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Isidora Gallo 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Jasmín Áviles 3 1 2 3 4 Mariana Saldaño 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Women's 50 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Yorgelis Salazar 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Magdalena Godoy 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Dahanna Ramos 3 1 2 3 4 Yamila Benítez 3 0 3 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Lili Alvarado 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Sofía Cárdenas 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Leticia de Almeida 3 1 2 3 4 Melani Unzueta 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Women's 55 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Valentina Toro 2 2 0 6 Gold medal match 2 Mariana Noreña 2 1 1 3 Bronze medal match 3 Sol Sandoval 2 0 2 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Bárbara Pérez 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Kelly Fernandes 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Sofía Gómez 3 1 2 3 4 Giuliana Novak 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Women's 61 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 María Ichiki 4 3 1 9 Gold medal match 2 Bárbara Huaiquimán 4 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Natalia Moraes 4 2 2 6 4 Alexandra Grande 4 2 2 6 5 Nayelis Maya 4 1 3 3
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Claudymar Garcés 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Jacqueline Factos 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Carla Dorados 3 1 2 3 4 Yamili Morales 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Women's 68 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Anastasiia Velozo 3 2 1 6 Gold medal match 2 Selena Luján 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Renata Nieto 3 1 2 3 4 Cailane Ramos 3 1 2 3
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Wendy Mosquera 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Amy López 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Marianth Cuervo 3 1 2 3 4 Angieli Tupaño 3 0 3 0
Final stage
Women's +68 kg Pool A RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Roxana Hernández 3 2 1 6 Gold medal match 2 Brenda Padilha 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Valeria Echever 3 2 1 6 4 Riana Muñoz 3 0 2 0
Pool B RankAthleteNationQualification 1 Oriana Rodríguez 3 3 0 9 Gold medal match 2 Gianella Lozano 3 2 1 6 Bronze medal match 3 Pilar Calisto 3 1 2 3 4 Antonella Navarro 3 0 3 0
Final stage
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