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).

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.

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 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games June 24–26 Santo Domingo

Qualification summary NOC Slalom Sprint TotalMen Women Men Women AthletesC1K1EK1 C1 K1EK1Canoe KayakCanoe Kayak 1111112626 22 1 1 1111113211 13 1 11 3636 21 1111111534 19 3 11 5 3434 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2525 16 1 1 2 11 1 1 2 6 3 3 2 2 1 1 12635 19 3 3 11 1 11 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). 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). All athletes qualified in canoe slalom can contest the extreme event. 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.

Qualification table EventC1 Men K1 Men C1 Women K1 WomenExtreme K1 Men Extreme K1 Women TBD TBDTBDTBD TBDTBDTBD TBDTBDTBD 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. All quotas were not awarded, and two additional qualification events, the COPAC U-23 Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games were added.

Men's canoe Event Quotas Athlete total Qualified Cali 2021 1 1 Pan American Championships 3 9 2 8 1 2 U23 COPAC Championships1 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 Championships1 2 TBDCentral 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

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