Canoeing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Canoeing at the 2023 Pan American Games. The following is about the qualification system and qualified countries for the Canoeing at the 2023 Pan American Games competition to be held in Santiago, Chile. The canoeing competitions will be held in Los Andes (slalom) and San Pedro de la Paz (sprint).^[1]

Qualification system

A total of 176 canoe and kayak athletes will qualify to compete. 126 will qualify in sprint (63 per gender) + four winners from the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and 46 in canoe slalom (23 per gender). The host nation (Chile) is guaranteed a boat in each event in the sprint discipline and in slalom (except the extreme events), however it must compete in the respective qualification tournaments.^{[2] [3]}

Qualification timeline

Events	Date	Venue
2021 Junior Pan American Games	November 25–27	Cali
2022 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships	August 10–12	Dartmouth
2023 Pan American Canoe Slalom Championships	April 28–30	Tres Coroas
2023 COPAC U-23 Championships	April 26–30	Santiago
	June 24–26	Santo Domingo

Qualification summary

NOC	Slalom						Sprint				Total
	width=33 colspan=3	Men !	Women			Men		Women		width=50 rowspan="2"	Athletes
	width=33	C1!	width=33	K1!	width=33	EK1 !	width=33	C1 !	width=33	K1!	width=33	EK1!	width=33	Canoe !	width=33	Kayak!	width=33	Canoe !	width=33	Kayak
	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	2	6	22
								1			1
	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	13
	1			1	1		3	6	3	6	21
	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	4	19
							3		1	1	5
							3	4	3	4	14
							1				1
									1		1
		1									1
			1		1		2	5	2	5	16
	1			1							2
	1	1			1		1			2	6
								3			3
								2			2
	1		1			1	2	6	3	5	19
								3			3
	1	1		1		1	1		1		6
Total: 18 NOCs	9	9	5	9	9	5	22	43	22	43	174

Slalom

A total of 36 canoe slalom athletes (18 per gender) will qualify, along with 10 in extreme canoe slalom (five per gender).^[3] All qualification will be done at the 2023 Pan American Canoe Slalom Championships. A nation can qualify a maximum of one athlete per event, meaning a nation can enter a maximum of six athletes (three men and three women).^[3] All athletes qualified in canoe slalom can contest the extreme event.^[3] A wild card quota is available for an each gender in a canoe slalom event, only if they have competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships.^[3]

Qualification table

width=170	Event!	width=120	C1 Men !	width=120	K1 Men !	width=120	C1 Women !	width=120	K1 Women!	width=120	Extreme K1 Men !	width=130	Extreme K1 Women
^[4] ^[5]	^[6] TBD	TBD TBD TBD	TBD TBD TBD	TBD TBD TBD
Total 10 NOC's	9	9	9	9	5	5

Sprint

The top six boats in the kayak events and top seven in the canoe events at the 2022 Pan American Championships qualify for the games. An athlete can qualify in only one boat, and if they compete in multiple events at the qualifier, their results are not counted in the smaller boat(s). The larger boats are awarded first, followed by the smaller ones, with all countries qualifying in the larger boats required to compete in any smaller boat(s) at the games. A total of 43 kayak and 22 canoe athletes will qualify per gender.^{[2] [7]} All quotas were not awarded, and two additional qualification events, the COPAC U-23 Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games were added.^{[8] [9]}

Men's canoe

Event	Quotas	Athlete total	Qualified
Cali 2021	1	1
Pan American Championships	3	9
	2	8
	1	2
U23 COPAC Championships	1	1
Central American and Caribbean Games	1	1
TOTAL		22

Men's kayak

Event	Quotas	Athlete total	Qualified
Cali 2021	1	1
Pan American Championships	6	12
	5	15
	4	4
	3	6
	2	4
	1	1
TOTAL		43

Women's canoe

Event	Quotas	Athlete total	Qualified
Cali 2021	1	1
Pan American Championships	3	9
	2	6
	1	3
U23 COPAC Championships	1	2	TBD
Central American and Caribbean Games	1	1
TOTAL		22

Women's kayak

Event	Quotas	Athlete total	Qualified
Cali 2021	1	1
Pan American Championships	6	12
	5	5
	4	12
	2	2
	1	2
U23 COPAC Championships K2	2	4
U23 COPAC Championships K1	1	2
Central American and Caribbean Games K2	2	2
Central American and Caribbean Games K1	1	1
TOTAL		43

See also

• Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues. 14 June 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 3 July 2022.
2. Web site: Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Qualification System Canoe Sprint. www.copaconline.com. Pan American Canoe Federation (COPAC). 10 August 2022.
3. Web site: Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023 Sistema De Clasificación Canotaje Slalom Y Canotaje Slalom Extremo. Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Qualification System Canoe Slalom and Extreme Canoe slalom. Spanish. www.copaconline.com. Pan American Canoe Federation (COPAC). 10 August 2022.
4. Web site: Pan American Canoe Slalom - 2023. 29 April 2023. www.canoagem.org.br/. Brazilian Confederation of Canoeing. 30 April 2023.
5. Web site: PAN-AMERICAN KAYAK CROSS. 30 April 2023. www.canoagem.org.br/. Brazilian Confederation of Canoeing. 30 April 2023.
6. Web site: Ana Paula Fernandes y Leonardo Curcel alcanzaron la clasificación a Los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023. Spanish. Ana Paula Fernandes and Leonardo Curcel qualified for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. 29 April 2023. www.launion.com.py. La Unión - R800 AM. 29 April 2023.
7. Web site: 2022 Pan American Championships - Unofficial Results. www.adckc.ca. Atlantic Division Canoekayak Canada (ADCKC). 27 November 2022.
8. Web site: Canoe Sprint. www.santiago2023.org/. Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. 15 July 2023.
9. Web site: COPAC one to one Meeting. 11 March 2023. www.copaconline.com/. COPAC. 14 October 2023. 14-15.