On October 12, 2023 a final team of 473 athletes (208 men and 265 women) competing in 36 sports was confirmed by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[2] A total of 235 coaches and support staff will also accompany the team.[3] This number was later reduced to 469 (207 men and 262 women) after four athletes withdrew from the team.[2]
The Canadian team finished with 164 medals, including 46 gold.[6] Both numbers represent the second highest at a single non-hosted edition of the games.[6] This placed Canada in fourth on the medal table, third in terms overall medals.[6]
Canada qualified eight archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships.[7] The official team of eight athletes (five men and three women) was named on October 2, 2023.[8]
Canada qualified 27 athletes (13 men and 14 women). The final team was named on September 21, 2023.[9]Tatiana Aholou, Adam Keenan, Myles Misener-Daley and Grace Fetherstonhaugh were later withdrawn, while Kiana Gibson as added, making the final teams size 24 athletes (11 men and 13 women). Misener-Daley declined his invitation after confusion over selection and wanting to be ready for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Canada qualified a total of ten badminton athletes (five per gender). Canada qualified two athletes through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia (Brian Yang and Rachel Chan).[13] A further eight quotas were earned by Canadian athletes, by finishing first overall in the Pan American Games ranking.[14][15] The official team of ten athletes (five per gender) was named on September 22, 2023.[16]
Canada qualified four beach volleyball athletes (one pair per gender), by being ranked in the top three of the FIVB Beach World rankings as of June 30, 2023.[17] The team was officially named on September 20, 2023.[18]
Canada qualified two men through the 2022 PABCON Champion of Champions held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[19] The team of two bowlers was officially named on September 5, 2023.[20]
Canada qualified 12 boxers through the Pan American Qualification tournament. Since the boxing tournament was open entry due to its status as an Olympic qualifier, Boxing Canada entered boxers in all 13 events. The full team of 13 boxers (seven men and six women) was officially named on September 14, 2023.[21]
Canada qualified a total of three slalom athletes (one man and two women).[23][24] After reallocations, Canada earned two additional quotas (one man and one woman) for a total of five spots (two men and three women). The team was officially named on June 28, 2023.[25][26]
Only one per country could advance to the next round.
Sprint
Canada qualified a total of 18 sprint athletes (nine men and nine women).[27] The final team of 18 athletes (nine per gender) was named on September 28, 2023.[28]
Canada qualified four road cyclists (two per gender) at the Pan American Championships. Some cyclists will compete in both the road and track disciplines.[30]
Canada qualified a team of 18 track cyclists (nine men and nine women). A team of 16 was named (eight per gender, with some also competing in the road events).[30] On October 12, 2023, it was announced Erin Attwell was replaced by Kiara Lylyk.[2]
Canada qualified nine divers (four men and five women). The team was officially named on August 22, 2023.[33]Benjamin Tessier was later added to the team, bringing the team size to ten divers (five per gender), but ultimately did not compete.[2]
Canada qualified a full team of four riders in dressage, eventing and show-jumping based on FEI world rankings released on September 11, 2023.[34] The official team of 12 equestrians (three men and nine women) was named on October 4, 2023.[35]
Canada qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by winning the USA-CAN Qualifying Round.[47][48] The final roster was named on August 31, 2023.[49]
Roster
Canada's roster of 14 athletes was officially named on August 31, 2023.[50] On October 12, 2023, it was announced Maksi Pallas was replaced by Katya Chan.[2]
Canada has qualified 8 judokas (six men and two women). The official team of eight athletes was named on October 2, 2023.[51]Alexandre Arencibia later withdrew from the team and was not replaced. This meant the team dropped to seven judoka (five men and two women).[2]
Canada qualified a total of six karatekas (one man and five women).[52]Yamina Lahyanssa qualified through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, two athletes through the 2023 North American Cup and the remaining three through the 2023 Pan American Championships qualifying event.[53] The team was officially named on July 14, 2023.[54] The six qualified athletes marked the most karatekas Canada has sent to an edition of the Pan American Games.[55]Hana Furumoto-Deshaies did not compete as her arm injury did not recover in time for the games. All her matches were forfeited.[56]
Canada qualified four modern pentathletes (two men and two women).[57][58] Canada was later reallocated a women's quota spot. The final team of five athletes (two men and three women) was officially named on September 27, 2023.[59]
Individual
Semifinals
Athlete
Event
Fencing (Épée one touch)
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (Show jumping)
Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country)
Canada qualified a team of 15 athletes (seven men and eight women) along with a coxswain.[64][65] The final team of 16 athletes (seven men and nine women) was named on September 27, 2023.[66]
Canada qualified 10 boats for a total of 15 sailors.[69] Sailors were qualified to be nominated to the team in February, March and April 2023.[70][71][72] The full team of 15 sailors (seven men and eight women) was officially named on September 20, 2023.[73]
Canada qualified a total of 16 quota spots (shooters) at the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships.[74] The final team was named on September 22, 2023 and consisted of 14 sport shooters (six men and eight women).[75] Canada declined a spot in the men's trap event and Lindsay Boddez was scheduled to double up in the women's trap and skeet events.
Sean McColl pictured here competing in 2012, finished fourth in the lead and boulder combined event.
Canada qualified ten sport climbers (six men and four women) in the inaugural appearance of the sport at the Pan American Games.[77] The official team of ten athletes was named on August 29, 2023.[78] Canada finished the games with one bronze medal by Alannah Yip in the women's boulder & lead event.[79] This marked the country's first ever Pan American Games medal in the sport.[79]
Canada qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Pan American Squash Championships.[80] The team was officially named on August 30, 2023.[81] On October 12, 2023, it was announced Danielle Letourneau was replaced by Nikole Todd.[2]
Canada qualified eight surfers (three men and five women).[82] However, surfer Erin Brooks could not compete for Canada due to not receive Canadian citizenship in time.[83] The official team of seven surfers (three men and four women) was named on October 4, 2023.[84]
On April 6, 2023 Swimming Canada announced the pool team of 36 athletes (18 per gender), representing the maximum team size.[85] This was the first full team officially named to Canada's Pan American Games team.[85] The team was named based on results at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials held in Toronto.[85] The team has a mix of young and experienced swimmers, who are using the event as preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[86] A total of 11 former Olympians, including Olympic Gold medalist Maggie MacNeil were named to the team.[87][88] On April 17, 2023, the open water swimming team was named to the games after the Canadian trials held on April 14, 2023 in the Cayman Islands. As part of the announcement it was announced pool swimmers Ben Miller and Rebecca Smith withdrew from the team and were replaced with Kevin Zhang and Julie Brousseau respectively.[89] Benjamin Cote will compete in both disciplines, meaning the team size for swimming is 38 athletes (19 per gender).[89] On October 12, 2023, it was announced Abby Dunford was replaced by Bailey O’Regan.[2]Katrina Bellio, Ella Varga and Mabel Zavaros were on the preliminary team announcement, but were not named in the final team by the Canadian Olympic Committee.[2] This mean the final team size was 35 athletes (19 men and 16 women).[2]
Canada qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Pan American Games selection tournament held in Toronto, Ontario.[90] The final team was named on July 19, 2023.[91][92]
Canada qualified 9 athletes (five men and four women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[93] The team of nine athletes was officially named on May 1, 2023.[94]
Canada qualified four tennis players (one man and three women). The team was officially named on October 4, 2023.[95] Later Stacey Fung and Carol Zhao withdrew from the team, reducing the team size to two athletes (one male and one female).
Canada qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women) after finishing third at the 2023 Pan American Mixed Relays Championship.[96] Canada also qualified one additional male and female quota, for a final team size of six athletes (three per gender). The team was officially named on September 14, 2023.[97] The team named was a developmental team.[97]
Canada qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.[100][101] Canada also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.[102] The team of six athletes (two men and four women) was officially named on September 15, 2023.[103]
Canada qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing fourth in the 2022 FIBA Americup.[109] However, the spot was declined. Canada qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) after finishing third at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[110] However, the spot was declined. Canada also qualified both 3x3 teams, but neither team was sent.
Canada qualified a women's team of 18 athletes by finishing 2nd in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[111] However, the team was withdrawn and did compete, after Soccer Canada cited 'scheduling issues'.[112]
Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes, the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player Anqi Luo was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program. On October 4, 2011, women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett.
Argentina competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015. On June 1, 2015, track cyclist and former Olympic gold medalist Walter Pérez was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.
Canada competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto from July 10 to 26, 2015. As the host nation, the team competed in all 36 sports.
The United States competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Uruguay competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott. The chef de mission was Curt Harnett, appointed in April 2016 after Jean-Luc Brassard, the original chef de mission, resigned his position.
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. Canada competed in all sports disciplines, except Nordic combined. The chef de mission was Isabelle Charest, who was appointed in February 2017.
Canada competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6th to 18th.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.
Canada competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Canada competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Canada has competed in all 24 editions of the Winter Olympics.
Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali–Valle, Colombia from November 25 to December 5, 2021.
The United States of America, represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, when America led a sixty-six-nation boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, the United States will march penultimately before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony. Additionally, an American segment will be performed during the closing ceremony.
Paraguay is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Since Canada's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.
The United States competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was the United States's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 1951. The team included 631 athletes.
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
Rowing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games were scheduled to be held between October 21 and 25, 2023 at the Laguna Grande in San Pedro de La Paz, Chile.
Boxing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between October 19 and 27, 2023 at the Olympic Training Center, located in Ñuñoa.
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↑ "2022 Pan-american Championships Results". www.fencing.ca/. Canadian Fencing Federation. June 9, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022. Also, with our results in the team events, all of our teams have qualified for the 2023 Pan-American Games in Santiago Chile.
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↑ "pan-americano 2022 - FINAL FEMININA SÊNIOR"[2022 Pan American - Senior Women's Final](PDF). www.pentatlobrasil.com.br. Confederação Brasileira de Pentatlo Moderno. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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