Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games
Surfing competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games were held between July 30th and August 4th, 2019 at Punta Rocas beach in the Punta Negra District of Peru.[1]
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| Venue | Punta Rocas |
| Dates | July 30 – August 4, 2019 |
| Competitors | 88 |
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| Open surf | men | women |
| SUP surf | men | women |
| SUP race | men | women |
| Longboard | men | women |
The sport of surfing will be making its Pan American Games debut. In July 2015, days before the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the then Pan American Sports Organization added the sport to the Pan American Games sports program.[2] In 2016, the International Olympic Committee made several changes to its sports program, which were subsequently implemented for these games. Surfing was added, but was already included in the 2019 program a year earlier.[3][4]
8 medal events are scheduled to be contested. Four per each gender A total of 88 surfers will qualify to compete at the games.[5]
The event will be used as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peru* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open surf |
Luca Mesinas Peru |
Leandro Usuna Argentina |
Bryan Pérez El Salvador |
| SUP surf |
Giorgio Gómez Colombia |
Tamil Martino Peru |
Daniel Hughes United States |
| SUP race |
Connor Baxter United States |
Vinnicius Martins Brazil |
Itzel Delgado Peru |
| Longboard |
Benoit Clemente Peru |
Julián Schweizer Uruguay |
Cole Robbins United States |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open surf |
Daniella Rosas Peru |
Dominic Barona Ecuador |
Ornella Pellizzari Argentina |
| SUP surf |
Isabella Gómez Colombia |
Vania Torres Peru |
Nicole Pacelli Brazil |
| SUP race |
Lena Guimarães Brazil |
Candice Appleby United States |
Mariecarmen Rivera Puerto Rico |
| Longboard |
Chloé Calmon Brazil |
María Fernanda Reyes Peru |
Mathea Olin Canada |
Qualification
A total of 88 surfers will qualify across various qualification tournaments. The host nation Peru, will be automatically be allocated ten quota spots across the eight events. A country can enter a maximum ten surfers (five per gender).[5]
See also
References
- "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Butler, Nick (7 July 2015). "Surfing added to Lima 2019 Pan American Games programme". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female, youth and urban appeal". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Mather, Victor (9 June 2017). "Olympics Adds 3-on-3 Basketball and Mixed Gender Relays". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "International Surfing Association (ISA) Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). www.wkf.net/. International Surfing Association (ISA). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.