Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games

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
VenueCofradia Nautica del Pacifico
Start dateOctober 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)
End dateNovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
No. of events13 (5 men, 5 women, 3 mixed)
Competitors171 from 27 nations
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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

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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

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Chile)

RanknocGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States4329
2  Brazil3036
3  Argentina2125
4  Peru2103
5  Canada1214
6  Mexico1012
7  Chile*0224
8  Aruba0202
9  Antigua and Barbuda0101
  Uruguay0101
11  Dominican Republic0011
  Independent Athletes Team0011
Totals (12 entries)13131339

Medalists

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
IQFoil
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Mateus Isaac
  Brazil
Ethan Westera
  Aruba
Noah Lyons
  United States
ILCA 7
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Stefano Peschiera
  Peru
Clemente Seguel
  Chile
Juan Ignacio Maegli
  Independent Athletes Team
49er
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  United States
Ian Barrows
Hans Henken
  Uruguay
Hernán Umpierre
Fernando Diz
  Canada
Will Jones
Justin Barnes
Sunfish
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Lee Parkhill
  Canada
Jean Paul de Trazegnies
  Peru
Diego González
  Chile
Kite
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Bruno Lobo
  Brazil
Tiger Tyson
  Antigua and Barbuda
Deury Corniel
  Dominican Republic

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
IQFoil
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Mariana Aguilar Chávez
  Mexico
Dominique Stater
  United States
Demita Vega
  Mexico
ILCA 6
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Erica Reineke
  United States
Sarah Douglas
  Canada
Luciana Cardozo
  Argentina
49erFX
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  Brazil
Martine Grael
Kahena Kunze
  Canada
Alexandra Ten Hove
Mariah Millen
  United States
Stephanie Roble
Maggie Shea
Sunfish
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Caterina Romero
  Peru
Philipine van Aanholt
  Aruba
María José Poncell
  Chile
Kite
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Daniela Moroz
  United States
Catalina Turienzo
  Argentina
Maria do Socorro Reis
  Brazil

Mixed events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snipe
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  Argentina
Julio Alsogaray
Marlena Sciarra
  United States
Ernesto Rodríguez
Kathleen Tocke
  Brazil
Rafael Martins
Juliana Duque
Lightning
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  United States
Allan Terhune Jr.
Madeline Baldridge
Sarah Chin
  Chile
Pedro Bertossi
Paula Herman
Carmina Malsch
  Argentina
Javier Conte
Martina Silva
Trinidad Silva
Nacra 17
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  Argentina
Mateo Majdalani
Eugenia Bosco
  United States
David Liebenberg
Sarah Newberry-Moore
  Brazil
Samuel Albrecht
Gabriela Nicolino

2024 Summer Olympics Qualification

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Total quota places awarded 28

Summary

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Events confirmed for 2023 Panam Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sailing Qualification System" (PDF). www.panamsailing. Pan Am Sailing. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Lightning Class tackles gender issue for Pan Am Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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