2023 ISA World Surfing Games
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The 2023 ISA World Surfing Games took place across the La Bocana and El Sunzal waves at Surf City in El Salvador, from 30 May to 7 June 2023. The event was organised by the International Surfing Association (ISA).
Medal summary
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Alan Cleland Mexico | Lucca Mesinas Peru | Miguel Tudela Peru |
| Women | Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil | Erin Brooks Canada | Johanne Defay France |
| Team Points | Peru Alonso Correa Lucca Mesinas Miguel Tudela Sol Aguirre Daniella Rosas Arena Rodríguez | France Maxime Huscenot Kauli Vaast Joan Duru Pauline Ado Johanne Defay Vahiné Fierro | Brazil Gabriel Medina Filipe Toledo João Chianca Luana Silva Silvana Lima Tatiana Weston-Webb |
Medal table
* Host nation (El Salvador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Olympic qualification
The event contributed towards qualification for the 2024 Olympics surfing competition in Teahupo'o, where surfing will make its second appearance as an Olympic sport. The highest-ranked eligible man and woman from each of Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania qualified for the Olympics.
Qualified athletes
| Men Jordy Smith (RSA) Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) Kauli Vaast (FRA) Billy Stairmand (NZL) | Women Sarah Baum (RSA) Shino Matsuda (JPN) Vahiné Fierro (FRA) Saffi Vette (NZL) |
Participating nations
The following countries sent delegations to the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Chinese Taipei
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Guam
- Guatemala
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
- Venezuela