# Canoeing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

The first five boats in each event qualified from the 2010 Pan American Championship in Mexico City. This gave a total of 110 out of the 130 athlete quotas used. Out of the remaining 20 spots 10 will go to countries not already qualified and the remaining 10 spots will be determined by the Pan American Canoe Federation. Out of the remaining spots, some will be awarded to Mexico if it has not qualified a boat through the Pan American Championship, therefore reducing the remaining number. An NOC can enter a maximum of 16 athletes (10 men and 6 women).

## Participating nations

| Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Boats | Athletes |
| Nation | K-1 200 | K-2 200 | K-1 1000 | K-2 1000 | K-4 1000 | C-1 200 | C-1 1000 | C-2 1000 | K-1 200 | K-1 500 | K-2 500 | K-4 500 | Boats | Athletes |
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 11 | 12 |
| Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 15 |
| Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 16 |
| Chile | | X | | X | | X | X | | | | X | | 5 | 6 |
| Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 12 |
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 15 |
| Ecuador | X | X | | | | X | | | X | X | X | | 6 | 5 |
| Guatemala | X | X | | X | | | | | X | X | | | 5 | 4 |
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 16 |
| Puerto Rico | X | X | X | | | | | | X | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | 10 | 9 |
| Venezuela | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | 11 |
| Total: 13 NOCs | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 125 |

## Men
### K1 200m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Canada United States Argentina Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 6 | Brazil Colombia Ecuador Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 11 | |

### K2 200m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Canada Argentina Cuba Brazil Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 7 | Chile Colombia Ecuador Guatemala Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 12 | |

### K1 1000m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Argentina Canada Brazil Venezuela |
| Host | October 2010 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 3 | Colombia Puerto Rico United States |
| TOTAL | | | 9 | |

### K2 1000m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Argentina Canada Mexico United States |
| Wildcard | – | – | 4 | Brazil Chile Colombia Guatemala |
| TOTAL | | | 9 | |

### K4 1000m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Argentina Mexico Brazil Canada |
| Wildcard | – | – | 3 | Colombia United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

### C1 200m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Brazil Canada Cuba Ecuador Chile |
| Host | October 2010 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 4 | Argentina Colombia United States Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### C1 1000m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Canada Chile Brazil Colombia |
| Host | October 2010 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 2 | Argentina United States |
| TOTAL | | | 9 | |

### C2 1000m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Mexico Canada Cuba Brazil Venezuela |
| Wildcard | – | – | 1 | Colombia |
| TOTAL | | | 6 | |

## Women
### K1 200m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Cuba Canada United States Argentina Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 5 | Brazil Colombia Ecuador Puerto Rico Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### K1 500m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | United States Canada Cuba Brazil Colombia |
| Host | October 2010 | Mexico City | 1 | Mexico |
| Wildcard | – | – | 3 | Argentina Ecuador Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 9 | |

### K2 500m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Mexico United States Argentina Canada Cuba |
| Wildcard | – | – | 10 | Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### K4 500m

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | October 2010 | Mexico City | 5 | Mexico Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia |
| Wildcard | – | – | 2 | Cuba Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 7 | |