Olympic Summer Games 2020 / Sailing / Qualification

Sailing competitions at the 2020 Olympics
qualification
Windsurfing RS: X	Women	Men
laser		Men
Laser Radial	Women
Finn dinghy		Men
470s	Women	Men
49er		Men
49erFX	Women
Finn dinghy		Men
Nacra 17	Mixed

This article describes how to qualify for the sailing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics . There are a total of 350 quota places. The quota places are not awarded to athletes, but to the nation of the athlete who fought for the starting place.

The Japanese delegation stands as host nation in each competition each a quota place for.

Most of the places were awarded at the 2018 ISAF World Sailing Championships in Aarhus, Denmark . At the 2018 Asian Games and the 2019 Pan-American Games , six places are available in the laser and laser radial classes for men and women, while 61 additional places will be allocated for all boats at the 2019 World Championships. Continental qualifying regattas are used to determine the remaining field of participants.

Overview

nation	Men					Women				Mixed	total
	RS: X	laser	Finn	470s	49er	RS: X	Laser Radial	470s	49erFX	Nacra 17	Boats	Athletes
Egypt		X					X				2	2
Algeria	X					X					2	2
Angola				X							1	2
American Samoa				X							1	2
Argentina	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	8th	11
Australia		X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	8th	14th
Belgium							X				1	1
Brazil		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	8th	13
Chile		X									1	1
China	X		X	X		X	X	X			6th	8th
Denmark					X	X	X		X	X	5	8th
Germany		X			X		X	X	X	X	6th	10
El Salvador		X									1	1
Estonia		X				X					2	2
Fiji							X				1	1
Finland		X				X	X				3	3
France	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9	14th
Greece	X		X	X			X	X			5	7th
Great Britain	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10	15th
Guatemala		X					X				2	2
Hong Kong	X					X					2	2
Ireland							X				1	1
Israel	X					X		X			3	4th
Italy	X			X		X	X	X		X	6th	9
Japan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10	15th
Canada			X	X	X	X	X		X		6th	9
Croatia		X			X		X				3	4th
Lithuania	X						X				2	2
Malaysia		X					X	X			3	4th
Mexico	X		X			X	X				4th	4th
Mozambique							X	X			2	3
New Zealand	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10	15th
Netherlands	X		X		X	X	X	X	X		7th	10
Norway	X	X	X				X		X	X	6th	8th
Austria					X				X	X	3	6th
Papua New Guinea		X					X				2	2
Peru		X				X	X		X		4th	5
Poland	X				X	X	X	X	X		6th	9
Portugal					X						1	2
Puerto Rico										X	1	2
Russia		X		X		X	X				4th	5
Samoa		X									1	1
Sweden		X	X	X			X			X	5	7th
Switzerland	X				X		X	X			4th	6th
Seychelles		X									1	1
Singapore									X		1	2
Slovenia		X						X			2	3
South Korea	X	X		X							3	4th
Spain	X			X	X	X		X	X	X	7th	12
Thailand						X	X				2	2
Trinidad and Tobago		X									1	1
Czech Republic	X										1	1
Turkey			X	X		X	X				4th	5
Hungary		X	X			X	X				4th	4th
Uruguay							X			X	2	3
Venezuela			X								1	1
United States	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	9	13
Belarus	X						X				2	2
Cyprus	X	X					X				3	3
Total: 59 NOKs	23	29	17th	18th	16	25th	38	20th	18th	17th	221	311

Time schedule

Qualifying competition	Period	place
Sailing World Championships 2018	July 30th - August 12th 2018	Aarhus
Asian Games 2018	August 18 - September 2, 2018	Jakarta & Palembang
Finn European Championships 2019	10-18 May 2019	Athens
Laser World Championships 2019	1-9 July 2019	Sakaiminato
Laser Radial World Championships 2019	16.-24. July 2019
Pan American Games 2019	July 26th - August 11th 2019	Paracas
470 World Championships 2019	2-9 August 2019	Enoshima
Windsurfing RS: X World Championships 2019	22-28 September 2019	Torbole
Nacra 17 World Championships 2019	November 29 - December 8, 2019	Auckland
49er and 49er FX World Championships 2019
African qualifying competitions
African Championships 2019 (RS: X, Laser, Laser Radial)	6-12 October 2019	Algiers
African Championships 2020 (470s)	12-18 January 2020	Luanda
Sailing World Cup Genoa (49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17)	still open 1
Asian qualifying competitions
World Cup Enoshima 2019 (Finn)	August 25 - September 1, 2019	Enoshima
Asian Championships 2019 (470s)	16.-21. December 2019	Shenzhen
Asian Championships 2020 (RS: X, Laser, Laser Radial, 49er)	15-22 March 2020	Abu Dhabi
Asian Championships 2020 (49erFX)	still open 2
Asian Championships 2020 (Nacra 17)	still open 3
European qualifying competitions
Sailing World Cup Genoa (all classes)	still open 1
North American Qualifying Competitions
Pan American Games 2019 (49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17)	July 26th - August 11th 2019	Paracas
World Cup Miami 2020 (RS: X, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial and 470er)	January 26th - February 2nd, 2020	Miami
South American qualifying competitions
Pan American Games 2019 (49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17)	July 26th - August 11th 2019	Paracas
Copa Brasil 2019 (Laser, Laser Radial, Finn)	25.-30. November 2019	Rio de Janeiro
South American Championships 2020 (RS: X)	9-15 February 2020	Mar del Plata
South American Championships 2020 (470s)	11-17 February 2020
Oceanic qualifying competitions
Finn Gold Cup 2019	16.-21. December 2019	Melbourne
Sail Melbourne International 2020 (470s)	17.-21. January 2020
Nacra17 World Championships 2020	11-16 February 2020	Geelong
49er & 49er FX World Championships
Laser World Championships 2019	11-16 February 2020	Melbourne
Laser Radial World Championships 2019	21.-27. February 2020
Windsurfing RS: X World Championships 2019	23-29 February 2020	Auckland

¹Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; Original date: April 13-19, 2020 in Genoa

²Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; Original date: March 20-29, 2020 in Hainan

³Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; Original date: March 27 to 31, 2020 in Shanghai

Men

Windsurfer - RS: X

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Netherlands	World Championships 2018
3	France	World Championships 2018
4th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
5	Poland	World Championships 2018
6th	Italy	World Championships 2018
7th	Greece	World Championships 2018
8th	China	World Championships 2018
9	Spain	World Championships 2018
10	Israel	World Championships 2018
11	Norway	World Championships 2018
12	South Korea	World Championships 2019
13	Hong Kong	World Championships 2019
14th	Belarus	World Championships 2019
15th	Switzerland	World Championships 2019
16	Lithuania	World Championships 2019
17th	United States	World Championships 2019
18th	Cyprus	World Championships 2019
19th	Czech Republic	World Championships 2019
20th	Algeria	African Championships
21st		Asian Championships
22nd	New Zealand	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
23		World Cup (Europe)
24	Mexico	World Cup (North America)
25th	Argentina	South American Championships

laser

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Cyprus	World Championships 2018
3	Australia	World Championships 2018
4th	Germany	World Championships 2018
5	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
6th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
7th	Norway	World Championships 2018
8th	France	World Championships 2018
9	United States	World Championships 2018
10	Finland	World Championships 2018
11	Estonia	World Championships 2018
12	Brazil	World Championships 2018
13	Croatia	World Championships 2018
14th	Peru	World Championships 2018
15th	South Korea	World Championships 2018
16	Malaysia	Asian Championships 2018
17th	Sweden	World Championships 2019
18th	Argentina	World Championships 2019
19th	Russia	World Championships 2019
20th	Hungary	World Championships 2019
21st	Slovenia	World Championships 2019
22nd	Guatemala	2019 Pan American Games (North America)
23	El Salvador	Pan American Games 2019 (South America)
24	Seychelles	African Championships
25th	Egypt	African Championships
26th		Asian Championships
27		Asian Championships
28	Samoa	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
29	Papua New Guinea	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
30th		World Cup (Europe)
31		World Cup (Europe)
32	Trinidad and Tobago	World Cup (North America)
33	Chile	Copa Brasil (South America)
34		Wildcard
35		Wildcard

Finn dinghy

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Hungary	World Championships 2018
3	Sweden	World Championships 2018
4th	Netherlands	World Championships 2018
5	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
6th	Canada	World Championships 2018
7th	Argentina	World Championships 2018
8th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
9	Turkey	World Championships 2018
10	Brazil	European Championships 2019 (Worldwide Qualification)
11	Norway	European Championships 2019 (Worldwide Qualification)
12	United States	European Championships 2019 (Worldwide Qualification)
13	Greece	European Championships 2019 (Worldwide Qualification)
14th		African Championships
15th	China	World Cup (Asia)
16	Australia	Finn Gold Cup (Oceania)
17th		World Cup (Europe)
18th	Mexico	World Cup (North America)
19th	Venezuela	Copa Brasil 2019 (South America)

470s

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	France	World Championships 2018
3	Spain	World Championships 2018
4th	Sweden	World Championships 2018
5	Australia	World Championships 2018
6th	United States	World Championships 2018
7th	Italy	World Championships 2018
8th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
9	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
10	Greece	World Championships 2019
11	Russia	World Championships 2019
12	China	World Championships 2019
13	Turkey	World Championships 2019
14th	Angola	African Championships
15th	South Korea	Asian Championships
16	American Samoa	Sail Melbourne International (Oceania)
17th		World Cup (Europe)
18th	Canada	World Cup (North America)
19th	Brazil	South American Championships

49er

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Croatia	World Championships 2018
3	France	World Championships 2018
4th	Germany	World Championships 2018
5	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
6th	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
7th	Portugal	World Championships 2018
8th	Switzerland	World Championships 2018
9	Denmark	World Championships 2018
10	Spain	World Championships 2019
11	Austria	World Championships 2019
12	Netherlands	World Championships 2019
13	Poland	World Championships 2019
14th		World Cup (Africa)
15th		Asian Championships
16	Australia	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
17th		World Cup (Europe)
18th	Canada	2019 Pan American Games (North America)
19th	Brazil	Pan American Games 2019 (South America)

Women

Windsurfing - RS: X

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Netherlands	World Championships 2018
3	France	World Championships 2018
4th	China	World Championships 2018
5	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
6th	Poland	World Championships 2018
7th	Italy	World Championships 2018
8th	Israel	World Championships 2018
9	Spain	World Championships 2018
10	Denmark	World Championships 2018
11	Russia	World Championships 2018
12	Estonia	World Championships 2018
13	Hong Kong	World Championships 2019
14th	Brazil	World Championships 2019
15th	Finland	World Championships 2019
16	Peru	World Championships 2019
17th	Turkey	World Championships 2019
18th	Mexico	World Championships 2019
19th	Hungary	World Championships 2019
20th	United States	World Championships 2019
21st	Thailand	World Championships 2019
22nd	Algeria	African Championships
23		Asian Championships 2020
24	New Zealand	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
25th		World Cup (Europe)
26th	Canada	World Cup (North America)
27	Argentina	South American Championships

Laser Radial

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Belgium	World Championships 2018
3	Netherlands	World Championships 2018
4th	Denmark	World Championships 2018
5	Finland	World Championships 2018
6th	United States	World Championships 2018
7th	Canada	World Championships 2018
8th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
9	Hungary	World Championships 2018
10	Switzerland	World Championships 2018
11	Turkey	World Championships 2018
12	Poland	World Championships 2018
13	Greece	World Championships 2018
14th	Italy	World Championships 2018
15th	Sweden	World Championships 2018
16	France	World Championships 2018
17th	Norway	World Championships 2018
18th	China	World Championships 2018
19th	Germany	World Championships 2018
20th	Malaysia	Asian Games 2018
21st	Croatia	World Championships 2019
22nd	Lithuania	World Championships 2019
23	Belarus	World Championships 2019
24	Australia	World Championships 2019
25th	Russia	World Championships 2019
26th	Ireland	World Championships 2019
27	New Zealand	World Championships 2019
28	Cyprus	World Championships 2019
29	Guatemala	World Championships 2019
30th	Thailand	World Championships 2019
31	Argentina	Pan American Games 2019
32	Uruguay	Pan American Games 2019
33	Mozambique	African Championships
34	Egypt	African Championships
35		Asian Championships 2020
36		Asian Championships 2020
37	Fiji	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
38	Papua New Guinea	World Championships 2020 (Oceania)
39		World Cup (Europe)
40		World Cup (Europe)
41	Mexico	World Cup (North America)
42	Peru	Copa Brasil 2019 (South America)
43		Wildcard
44		Wildcard

470s

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Spain	World Championships 2018
3	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
4th	France	World Championships 2018
5	China	World Championships 2018
6th	Italy	World Championships 2018
7th	Greece	World Championships 2018
8th	Slovenia	World Championships 2018
9	Israel	World Championships 2018
10	Poland	World Championships 2019
11	Brazil	World Championships 2019
12	Australia	World Championships 2019
13	Netherlands	World Championships 2019
14th	New Zealand	World Championships 2019
15th	Germany	World Championships 2019
16	Switzerland	World Championships 2019
17th	Mozambique	African Championships
18th	Malaysia	Asian Championships 2020
19th		World Cup (Europe)
20th	United States	World Cup (North America)
21st	Argentina	South American Championship

49erFX

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Netherlands	World Championships 2018
3	Austria	World Championships 2018
4th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
5	Brazil	World Championships 2018
6th	Denmark	World Championships 2018
7th	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
8th	Norway	World Championships 2018
9	Australia	World Championships 2018
10	Germany	World Championships 2019
11	Argentina	World Championships 2019
12	United States	World Championships 2019
13	Poland	World Championships 2019
14th	Spain	World Championships 2019
15th	Singapore	World Championships 2019
16	France	World Championships 2019
17th		World Cup (Africa)
18th		Asian Championships 2020
19th		World Cup (Europe)
20th	Canada	2019 Pan American Games (North America)
21st	Peru	Pan American Games 2019 (South America)

Mixed

Multihull - Nacra 17

#	nation	Qualifying competition
1	Japan	host
2	Italy	World Championships 2018
3	Australia	World Championships 2018
4th	Argentina	World Championships 2018
5	Denmark	World Championships 2018
6th	Brazil	World Championships 2018
7th	Great Britain	World Championships 2018
8th	Austria	World Championships 2018
9	New Zealand	World Championships 2018
10	Spain	World Championships 2019
11	France	World Championships 2019
12	Germany	World Championships 2019
13	United States	World Championships 2019
14th	Norway	World Championships 2019
15th	Sweden	World Championships 2019
16		World Cup (Africa)
17th		Asian Championships
18th		World Cup (Europe)
19th	Puerto Rico	2019 Pan American Games (North America)
20th	Uruguay	Pan American Games 2019 (South America)

Web links

• QUALIFICATION SYSTEM –GAMES OF THE XXXIIOLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} [24719 .pdf Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Events] , World Sailing . September 1, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019. 
2. ↑ Athens selected to host 2019 Finn European Championship , International Finn Association. January 31, 2019. Accessed July 22, 2018. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Olympic sailing calendar set for 2019-2020 , World Sailing . August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018. 
4. ↑ 2019 RS: X World Championships assigned to Circolo Surf Torbole , World Sailing . September 18, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018. 
5. ↑ NZ to host 2019 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world champs , New Zealand Herald . March 14, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018. 
6. ↑ Spring Olympic classes regattas confirmed for 2019 and 2020; European Olympic qualifier to be held in Genoa , World Sailing . October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.