| Canoeing at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 18 (men: 9; women: 9) |
Canoeing first appeared at the Pan American Games at the 1987 edition. For the first time ever at the 2015 Pan American Games, canoe slalom, the only Olympic discipline to never have been held at the Games, will be making its debut, meaning for the first time ever the entire Olympic sports program will be contested. [1] Furthermore, both canoe disciplines will have C-1 events for women for the first time ever. [1]
Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games .
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 40 | 25 | 17 | 82 |
| 2 |  Canada | 29 | 33 | 25 | 87 |
| 3 |  United States | 23 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 14 | 17 | 23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 5 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 7 |  Ecuador | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Chile | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 121 | 121 | 122 | 364 | |
Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games .
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games .
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 40 | 25 | 17 | 82 |
| 2 | United States | 31 | 17 | 18 | 66 |
| 3 | Canada | 30 | 38 | 31 | 99 |
| 4 | Argentina | 14 | 20 | 24 | 58 |
| 5 | Brazil | 13 | 20 | 19 | 52 |
| 6 | Mexico | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 138 | 138 | 139 | 415 | |
Canoe slalom is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport.
Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.
The 2019 Pan American Games, officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Peru 2019 Pan-Am Games or Peru 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, were held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminary rounds in certain events having begun on July 24, 2019. These were the first Pan American Games to be held in Peru, and the seventh to be held in South America.
The Pan American Games sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Olympic Games. In addition, traditional and popular sports throughout the Americas which are not contested at the Olympic Games are also contested such as bowling and baseball. As of 2015, the Pan American Games included 36 sports with 51 disciplines and 364 events. The number and kinds of events may change slightly from one Pan American Games to another.
Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, to take place from 25 to 30 July 2021, and canoe sprint, from 2 to 7 August. The slalom competitions will be held at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course; whereas the sprint events will be staged at Sea Forest Waterway.
Canoeing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games surrounding Toronto were held in two disciplines: the sprint, from 11 to 14 July and the slalom, from 18 to 19 July. The slalom competition will be held at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. The sprint events were staged at the Welland Pan Am Flatwater Centre in Welland.
Slovakia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after gaining its independence from the former Czechoslovakia.
The men's slalom C-1 canoeing event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 18th and 19th of July at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. At the Pan American Sports Organization's 2013 general assembly in Jamaica, canoe slalom competitions were added to the program. This will be the first time slalom has been staged at the Pan American Games. Furthermore, women will also compete in canoe races for the first time ever in both disciplines. The winners of the four canoe slalom competitions will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.
The women's slalom C-1 canoeing event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 18 and 19 of July at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. At the Pan American Sports Organization's 2013 general assembly in Jamaica, canoe slalom competitions were added to the program. This will be the first time slalom has been staged at the Pan American Games. Furthermore, women will also compete in canoe races for the first time ever in both disciplines. The winners of the four canoe slalom competitions will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.
The men's slalom C-2 canoeing event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 18 and 19 of July at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. At the Pan American Sports Organization's 2013 general assembly in Jamaica, canoe slalom competitions were added to the program. This will be the first-time slalom has been staged at the Pan American Games. Furthermore, women will also compete in canoe races for the first time ever in both disciplines. The winners of the four canoe slalom competitions will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.
The men's slalom K-1 canoeing event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 18 and 19 of July at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. At the Pan American Sports Organization's 2013 general assembly in Jamaica, canoe slalom competitions were added to the program. This will be the first time slalom has been staged at the Pan American Games. Furthermore, women will also compete in canoe races for the first time ever in both disciplines. The winners of the four canoe slalom competitions will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.
The women's slalom K-1 canoeing event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 18 and 19 of July at the Minden Wild Water Preserve in Minden Hills. At the Pan American Sports Organization's 2013 general assembly in Jamaica, canoe slalom competitions were added to the program. This will be the first time slalom has been staged at the Pan American Games. Furthermore, women will also compete in canoe races for the first time ever in both disciplines. The winners of the four canoe slalom competitions will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.
Paraguay competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Bolivia competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Canoeing competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, are scheduled to be held at the Rio Canete located in the city of Lunahuaná (slalom) and Albufera Medio Mundo in the city of Huacho (sprint).
The following is about the qualification system and qualified countries for the Canoeing at the 2019 Pan American Games competition to be held in Lima, Peru.
Canoeing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to take place between October 27 and November 4, 2023 at the Aconcagua River in Los Andes (slalom) and Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz (sprint).
The following is about the qualification system and qualified countries for the Canoeing at the 2023 Pan American Games competition to be held in Santiago, Chile. The canoeing competitions will be held in Los Andes (slalom) and San Pedro de la Paz (sprint).
Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run across two main disciplines: canoe slalom, to take place from 27 July to 5 August, and canoe sprint, from 6 to 10 August. Both canoe slalom and sprint events will be staged at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.
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