Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games. 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.^[1]

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^[2]	May 7–13, 2023	La Bocana and El Sunzal
2023 ISA World Surfing Games^[3]	May 30 – June 7, 2023	La Bocana and El Sunzal

Qualification summary

The following is the qualification summary.^[4]

Nation	Men				Women				Total
	width=65		width=65		width=65		width=65		width=65		width=65		width=65		width=65		width=55	Surfers
	2	1	1	1	2	1	1		9
					1				1
	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	7
	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
					1	1			2
	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	8
					1	1			2
				1		1		1	3
	2	1			1		1		5
					1				1
	2		1	1			1		5
	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
		1	1				1	1	4
		1	1	1		1	1	1	6
			1	1				1	3
	2								2
Total: 17 NOCs	16	9	10	9	16	9	10	9	88

Men

Shortboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	2
ISA World Surfing Games	5
PASA Surf Games	8
ALAS Latin Tour	1
TOTAL	16

SUP surf

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World SUP Championships ^[5]	4
PASA Surf Games ^[6]	4
TOTAL	9

SUP race

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World SUP Championships^[7]	4
PASA Surf Games ^[8]	5
TOTAL	10

Longboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World Longboard Championships	4
PASA Surf Games	4
TOTAL	9

Women

Shortboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	2
ISA World Surfing Games	5
PASA Surf Games	8
ALAS Latin Tour	1
TOTAL	16

SUP surf

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World SUP Championships	4
PASA Surf Games ^[9]	4
TOTAL	9

SUP race

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World SUP Championships	4
PASA Surf Games	5
TOTAL	10

Longboard

Event	Quotas	Qualified
Host nation	1
ISA World Longboard Championships	4
PASA Surf Games	4
TOTAL	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 10 October 2022.
2. Web site: ISA World Longboard Championship Returns in 2023, to be Hosted by Surf City El Salvador. 14 February 2023. www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 22 April 2023.
3. Web site: ISA Announces Dates for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games. 21 September 2022. www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 3 November 2022.
4. Web site: Los 88 de Santiago 2023. The 88 of Santiago 2023. Spanish. 26 August 2023. www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 14 October 2023.
5. Web site: ISAWSUPPC_2022-SUP_SURFING_Final_Results.pdf. 3 November 2022. www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 3 November 2022.
6. Web site: Santiago 2023 Qualification: Men's SUP Surf. 30 April 2023. www.pasasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 30 April 2023.
7. Web site: SUP TECHNICAL RACE. 31 October 2022. www.isasurf.org/. International Surfing Association. 31 October 2022.
8. Web site: Juliana González and Guillerme Batista win the Technical SUP Race at the 2023 PASG. 24 April 2023. www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 30 April 2023.
9. Web site: Santiago 2023 Qualification: Women's SUP Surf. 29 April 2023. www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 30 April 2023.