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 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 TotalShortboard SUP surf SUP race Longboard Shortboard SUP surf SUP race Longboard Surfers 2111211 9 1 1 21112111 10 111 1111 7 21112111 10 11 2 11112 11 8 11 2 1 1 1 3 21 1 1 5 1 1 2 11 1 5 21112111 10 11 11 4 111 111 6 11 1 3 2 2Total: 17 NOCs16910916910988
Men Shortboard Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 2ISA World Surfing Games5PASA Surf Games 8ALAS Latin Tour1 TOTAL 16
SUP surf Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World SUP Championships 4PASA Surf Games 4 TOTAL 9
SUP race Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World SUP Championships4PASA Surf Games 5 TOTAL 10
Longboard Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World Longboard Championships4PASA Surf Games 4 TOTAL 9
Women Shortboard Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 2ISA World Surfing Games5PASA Surf Games 8ALAS Latin Tour1 TOTAL 16
SUP surf Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World SUP Championships 4PASA Surf Games 4 TOTAL 9
SUP race Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World SUP Championships4 PASA Surf Games 5 TOTAL 10
Longboard Event Quotas QualifiedHost nation 1ISA World Longboard Championships4PASA Surf Games 4 TOTAL 9
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