Sport climbing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held between October 21 and 24, 2023 at the Cerrillos Park Climbing Walls in Santiago, Chile.[1][2] The sport will be making its Pan American Games debut, after it was added to the sports program in December 2021.[3]
| Sport climbing at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Sport climbing pictogram | |
| Venue | Cerrillos Park Climbing Walls |
| Start date | October 21, 2023 |
| End date | October 24, 2023 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 68 from 11 nations |
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A total of up to 72 athletes (36 per gender) are scheduled to compete in four events (the speed and boulder & lead events for men and women).[4]
Qualification
editA total quota of 72 quotas were made available, 40 for boulder/lead and 32 for speed events (equally split among gender). country can qualify a maximum of three athletes per event, for a total of 12 (six men and six women). The world rankings of August 12, 2023, will assign all the quotas. The host nation Chile is guaranteed one athlete per event (four in total, two per gender).[4] A total of 68 athletes qualified (with four quotas in women's speed being unused.[5]
Participating nations
editA total of 11 countries qualified sport climbers.[5] The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (6)
Brazil (7)
Canada (10)
Chile (10)
Ecuador (6)
Independent Athletes Team (1)
Mexico (9)
Peru (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
United States (12)
Venezuela (4)
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | NOC's | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's speed |
Sam Watson United States
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Noah Bratschi United States
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Carlos Granja Ecuador
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| Men's boulder & lead |
Jesse Grupper United States
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Sean Bailey United States
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Zachary Galla United States
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| Women's speed |
Piper Kelly United States
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Emma Hunt United States
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Andrea Rojas Ecuador
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| Women's boulder & lead |
Natalia Grossman United States
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Brooke Raboutou United States
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Alannah Yip Canada
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (16 December 2021). "Sport climbing to make Pan American Games debut at Santiago 2023 as programme confirmed". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Pan American Games Quota Places Confirmation Status" (PDF). www.ifsc-climbing.org. International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.