Main article: Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games
| Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Open surf | men | women |
| SUP surf | men | women |
| SUP race | men | women |
| Longboard | men | women |
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
Qualification
A total of 88 surfers will qualify across various qualification tournaments. The host nation Chile, will be automatically be allocated ten quota spots across the eight events. In the shortboard category, a country can enter two athletes, with a maximum one in all other categories. A country can enter a maximum ten surfers (five per gender). An athlete can only qualify one quota for their country.
Qualification timeline
| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 ISA World SUP Championships | October 28 – November 6, 2022 |  San Juan
|
| 2022 ALAS Pro Tour | January – December, 2022 | Various |
| 2023 Pan American Surfing Games | April 21–30, 2023 |  Santa Catalina
|
| 2023 ISA World Longboard Championships | May 7–13, 2023 |  La Bocana and El Sunzal
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| 2023 ISA World Surfing Games | May 30 – June 7, 2023 | La Bocana and El Sunzal
|
Qualification summary
The following is the qualification summary.
| Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortboard | SUP surf | SUP race | Longboard | Shortboard | SUP surf | SUP race | Longboard | Surfers | |
 Argentina |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
 Barbados |
1 | 1 | |||||||
 Brazil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
 Chile |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
 Ecuador |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
 Nicaragua |
1 | 1 | |||||||
 Panama |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
 Peru |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 United States |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
 Venezuela |
2 | 2 | |||||||
| Total: 17 NOCs | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 88 |
Men
Shortboard
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile Chile
|
| ISA World Surfing Games | 5 | Mexico Peru Peru Canada Mexico
|
| PASA Surf Games | 8 | Brazil Argentina Panama Panama Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Venezuela
|
| ALAS Latin Tour | 1 | Venezuela
|
| TOTAL | 16 |
SUP surf
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World SUP Championships | 4 | Brazil United States Mexico Peru
|
| PASA Surf Games | 4 | Canada Puerto Rico Argentina Costa Rica
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
SUP race
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World SUP Championships | 4 | United States Peru Brazil Argentina
|
| PASA Surf Games | 5 | Puerto Rico Canada Panama Uruguay Costa Rica
|
| TOTAL | 10 |
Longboard
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World Longboard Championships | 4 | Brazil Peru Argentina United States
|
| PASA Surf Games | 4 | Uruguay Costa Rica El Salvador Panama
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
Women
Shortboard
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile Chile
|
| ISA World Surfing Games | 5 | Brazil Canada Peru Costa Rica Peru
|
| PASA Surf Games | 8 | Brazil Barbados Argentina Canada Colombia Mexico Argentina Costa Rica
|
| ALAS Latin Tour | 1 | Ecuador
|
| TOTAL | 16 |
SUP surf
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World SUP Championships | 4 | Argentina Brazil Colombia United States
|
| PASA Surf Games | 4 | Peru Canada Ecuador El Salvador
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
SUP race
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World SUP Championships | 4 | United States Costa Rica Puerto Rico Brazil
|
| PASA Surf Games | 5 | Argentina Canada Mexico Peru Panama
|
| TOTAL | 10 |
Longboard
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile
|
| ISA World Longboard Championships | 4 | Peru Brazil United States Canada
|
| PASA Surf Games | 4 | Costa Rica El Salvador Uruguay Puerto Rico
|
| TOTAL | 9 |
References
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- "ISA World Longboard Championship Returns in 2023, to be Hosted by Surf City El Salvador". www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "ISA Announces Dates for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- "Los 88 de Santiago 2023" [The 88 of Santiago 2023]. www.pasasurf.org/ (in Spanish). Pan American Surf Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "ISAWSUPPC_2022-SUP_SURFING_Final_Results.pdf" (PDF). www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification: Men's SUP Surf". www.pasasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "SUP TECHNICAL RACE" (PDF). www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Juliana González and Guillerme Batista win the Technical SUP Race at the 2023 PASG". www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification: Women's SUP Surf". www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.