The 2015 Pan American Surf Games, also referred to as PASA Games 2015 and officially named XI Pan American Surfing Games Claro Open 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the eleventh edition of the Pan American Surf Games, the main competition organized by the Pan American Surf Association. It was held at Punta Rocas beach in Punta Negra District, Lima, Peru from 2 to 6 December 2015.[1]
| Host city | Punta Negra, Lima |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Organisers | Pan American Surf Association Federación Deportiva Nacional de Tabla |
| Edition | 11th |
| Nations | 11 |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Events | 13 (8 men and 5 women) |
| Dates | 2–6 December |
| Main venue | Punta Rocas beach |
Athletes from 11 national teams competes in 13 surfing events; comprising Open (Shortboard), SUP surf, SUP race, Bodyboard prone and Paddleboard race each for men and women, plus Longboard, Bodyboard dropknee and Juniors Under–20 (shortboard) events only for men.[2]
Peru won the competition with 11 out of the 13 gold medals at stake. Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela were second, third and fourth respectively.[3]
Schedule edit
The games were held over a 5-day period, from 2 to 6 December.[4]
Participating nations edit
10 out of the 26 national associations affiliated to Pan American Surf Association, in addition to Bolivia, entered the competition.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peru* | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 |  Chile | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Results edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Copper | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open |
Analí Gómez Peru |
13.90 pts | Dominic Barona Ecuador |
12.40 pts | Melanie Giunta Peru |
6.90 pts | Vania Torres Peru |
6.56 pts |
| Bodyboard prone |
Valentina Díaz Chile |
11.04 pts | Carolina Botteri Peru |
10.70 pts | Macarena Lecaros Chile |
8.17 pts | Ángela López Peru |
5.64 pts |
| SUP surf |
Brissa Málaga Peru |
12.76 pts | Edimar Luque Venezuela |
7.83 pts | Clew Meagher Canada |
5.13 pts | Marina Loayza Peru |
4.03 pts |
| SUP race |
Edimar Luque Venezuela |
51:56 | Giannisa Vecco Peru |
55:56 | Lisette Prado Ecuador |
1:04:36 | Rocío Larrañaga Peru |
1:09:01 |
| Paddleboard race |
Rocío Larrañaga Peru |
48:45 | Lorena Fica Chile |
51:53 | Lisette Prado Ecuador |
1:05:23 | Not awarded | — |
Final ranking per teams edit
The final ranking per teams was drawn up by adding the individual points earning by the best four surfers in the men's Open event, the best two surfers in the women's Open event and the best surfer in the remaining 11 events.[7] Surfers obtained points according to the final position they occupied in each event.
Non-initiators and non-finishers surfers received zero points. Points awarded according to the position were as follows:
| Rank |  |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1000 | 860 | 730 | 670 | 610 | 583 | 555 | 528 | 500 | 488 | 475 | 462 | 450 | 438 | 425 | 413 | 400 | 395 | 390 | 385 | 380 | 360 | 320 | 300 | 240 | 180 | 144 | 120 |
The first place of the final ranking per teams was declared as the champion team of the 2016 Pan American Surf Games.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Peru
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Chile
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Ecuador
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| 4 | Venezuela
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| 5 |  Brazil
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| 6 |  Uruguay
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| 7 |  Argentina
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| 8 | Canada
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| 9 |  Costa Rica
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| 10 |  Puerto Rico
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| 11 |  Bolivia
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References edit
- ^ "PASA announces the XI Pan American Surfing Games CLARO OPEN 2015". Pan American Surf Association. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "2016 Claro Open Pan Americans are ready to start". Pan American Surf Association. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Peru wins the XI Pan American Suring Games Claro Open 2015". Pan American Surf Association. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Juegos Panamericanos de Surf Claro Open 2015 - Punta Rocas 2 al 6 de Diciembre" (PDF). Pan American Surf Association. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "El primer surfer boliviano participa en el Panamericano de Perú" [The first Bolivian surfer competes at the Pan American in Peru] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Nómina chilena para el Panamericano de Surf "Claro Open Surf – Punta Rocas – Lima 2015"" [Chilean list for the Surfing Pan American "Claro Open Surf - Punta Rocas - Lima 2015"] (in Spanish). Latin Wave. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Perú gana los XI Juegos Panamericanos de Surfing" [Peru wins the XI Pan American Suring Games] (in Spanish). Pan American Surf Association. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2022.