Sailing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are schedule to take place between October 28 and November 5, 2023 at the Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico (Nautical Brotherhood of the Pacific in English) in the city of Algarrobo.[1][2]
| Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Sailing pictogram | |
| Venue | Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico |
| Start date | October 28, 2023 |
| End date | November 5, 2023 |
| No. of events | 13 (5 men, 5 women, 3 mixed) |
| Competitors | 171 from 27 nations |
«2019 2027» | |
A total of 13 events will be contested, an increase of two from the 2019 Pan American Games. The sunfish event has been split in two, to have an event each for men and women.[3] Also, the kites event was split in two, with the men and women now competing in separate events.[4] The RS:X boat has also been replaced with the IQFoil.
A total of 172 sailors (82 men and 90 women) are scheduled to compete.[5]
The top two placing athletes (not already qualified) from North America and South America in the men's laser and women's laser radial, qualified for the sailing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France (with the sailing competitions scheduled to be held in Marseille, along with the top boat in each region in the windsurfing, kites, 49er, 49erfx and Nacra 17 events will also qualify.[6]
Qualification edit
A total of 172 sailors (82 men and 90 women) will qualify to compete at the games.[5] A nation may enter a maximum of one boat in each of the 13 events and a maximum of 19 athletes (nine men and ten women).[5] Each event had different qualifying events that began in 2021.[5] The host nation (Chile) automatically qualified in all 13 events (19 athletes).[5] More women will qualify to compete for the first time ever, after the lightning class switched to a two women and one man format for each boat.[7] The winner of each sailing event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, directly qualified as well.[5] Countries earning a spot at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, can earn another boat in that respective event. The slot awarded at the games is to the athlete, and cannot be transferred to another athlete.[5] A total of four universality quotas were available (two each in the laser and laser radial events).[5]
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | noc | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chile* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Aruba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Mixed events edit
2024 Summer Olympics Qualification edit
This event was a direct qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of 28 quota places (14 for men and 14 for women) were awarded.[6]
| Event | Qualification path | Quotas | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's IQFoil | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Aruba Argentina
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| Men's Laser | Four NOCs of the two highest placed North and South American countries, will each earn one quota place. | 4 (1 per NOC) | Aruba Puerto Rico Chile Guatemala
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| Men's 49er | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | Canada Uruguay
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| Men's Kitesurfing | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Antigua and Barbuda Colombia
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| Women's IQFoil | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | United States Argentina
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| Women's Laser radial | Four NOCs of the two highest placed North and South American countries, will each earn one quota place. | 4 (1 per NOC) |  Bermuda Mexico Peru Uruguay
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| Women's 49erFX | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | Canada Brazil
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| Women's Kitesurfing | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Canada Argentina
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| Mixed Nacra 17 | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places, one per gender (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | United States Brazil
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| Total quota places awarded | 28 | ||
Summary edit
| Nation | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQFoil | Laser | 49er | Kites | IQFoil | Laser Radial | 49erFX | Kites | Nacra 17 | Boats | Athletes | |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Argentina |
X | X | X | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Aruba |
X | X | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Bermuda |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Brazil |
X | X | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Canada |
X | X | X | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Chile |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Colombia |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Guatemala |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mexico |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Peru |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico |
X | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| United States |
X | X | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Uruguay |
X | X | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Total: 14 NOCs | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 28 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (5 April 2021). "Extra sailing event added to Pan American Games programme for Santiago 2023". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Events confirmed for 2023 Panam Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sailing Qualification System" (PDF). www.panamsailing. Pan Am Sailing. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "World Sailing (WS) Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF). www.sailing.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Lightning Class tackles gender issue for Pan Am Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.