# Canoeing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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 | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Sprint | Sprint | Sprint | Sprint | Total |
| NOC | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Men | Men | Women | Women | Athletes |
| NOC | C1 | K1 | EK1 | C1 | K1 | EK1 | Canoe | Kayak | Canoe | Kayak | Athletes |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Belize | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Canada | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Colombia | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Dominican Republic | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Ecuador | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Jamaica | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Paraguay | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| United States | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| Venezuela | 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). 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

| Event | C1 Men | K1 Men | C1 Women | K1 Women | Extreme K1 Men | Extreme K1 Women |
| 2023 Pan American Canoe Slalom Championships | Chile Argentina Canada United States Brazil Paraguay Peru Venezuela TBD | Chile Brazil Argentina Peru Venezuela Jamaica TBD TBD TBD | Chile Brazil Canada Paraguay Argentina Venezuela TBD TBD TBD | Chile Brazil Canada Argentina Mexico Peru TBD TBD TBD | Brazil United States Mexico Chile Argentina | United States Chile Argentina Brazil Venezuela |
| 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 | Jose Pelier (CUB) |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | 9 | Brazil Canada Colombia |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | 8 | Argentina Cuba Mexico United States |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | 2 | Chile Peru |
| U23 COPAC Championships | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| TOTAL | | 22 | |

### Men's kayak

| Event | Quotas | Athlete total | Qualified |
| Cali 2021 | 1 | 1 | Valentin Rossi (ARG) |
| Pan American Championships | 6 | 12 | Canada United States |
| Pan American Championships | 5 | 15 | Argentina Mexico Chile |
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 4 | Cuba |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | 6 | Puerto Rico Uruguay |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | 4 | Brazil Trinidad and Tobago |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | 1 | Belize |
| TOTAL | | 43 | |

### Women's canoe

| Event | Quotas | Athlete total | Qualified |
| Cali 2021 | 1 | 1 | Katherin Nuevo (CUB) |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | 9 | Canada Chile Cuba |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | 6 | Argentina Cuba Mexico |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | 3 | Brazil Colombia Ecuador |
| U23 COPAC Championships | 1 | 2 | Venezuela TBD |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | | 22 | |

### Women's kayak

| Event | Quotas | Athlete total | Qualified |
| Cali 2021 | 1 | 1 | Isabel Aburto (MEX) |
| Pan American Championships | 6 | 12 | Argentina Canada |
| Pan American Championships | 5 | 5 | United States |
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 12 | Chile Cuba Mexico |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | 2 | Peru |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | 2 | Brazil Colombia |
| U23 COPAC Championships K2 | 2 | 4 | Colombia Venezuela |
| U23 COPAC Championships K1 | 1 | 2 | Ecuador Peru |
| Central American and Caribbean Games K2 | 2 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
| Central American and Caribbean Games K1 | 1 | 1 | Guatemala |
| TOTAL | | 43 | |