2020 Olympic Games
2020 49er Olympics
| Count | Country | Qualification Method | Helm | Crew | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Host Nation | Leo Takahashi | Ibuki Koizumi | Won internal qualification |
| 2 | Croatia | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Sime Fantela | Mihovil Fantela | Sime won 470 gold at Rio 2016 2018 49er World Champions |
| 3 | France | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Emile Amoros | Lucas Rual | Won internal qualification |
| 4 | Germany | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Erik Heil | Thomas Ploessel | Big lead in internal Germany qualifier. Bronze medal in 2016. |
| 5 | Great Britain | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Dylan Fletcher | Stuart Bithell | 2017 World Champions |
| 6 | New Zealand | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Peter Burling | Blair Tuke | Rio 2016 Gold Medal 6x 49er World Champions |
| 7 | Portugal | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Jorge Lima | Jose Costa | 3x Olympians |
| 8 | Switzerland | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Sebastien Schneiter | Lucean Cujean | Hit Swiss qualification at 2020 Worlds |
| 9 | Denmark | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Jonas Warrer | Jakob Precht Jensen | Jonas Warrer - Beijing 2008 Gold Medal |
| 10 | Spain | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Diego Botin | Iago Marra | 2nd at 2020 World Championship |
| 11 | Austria | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Ben Bildstein | David Hussl | 3rd at 2019 World Championship |
| 12 | Netherlands | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Bart Lambriex | Pim van Vugt | Not yet named by Dutch Olympic team, must meet national qualification criteria. |
| 13 | Poland | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | |||
| 14 | Canada | North American continental place | |||
| 15 | Brazil | South American continental place | Marco Grael | Gabriel Borges | Made internal selection criteria at 2020 Worlds |
| 16 | Australia | Oceania continental place | Will Phillips | Sam Phillips | Made Australian criteria at 2020 Worlds |
| 17 | TBD | Asian continental place | TBD | ||
| 18 | TBD | European continental place | TBD | ||
| 19 | TBD | African continental place | TBD |
2020 49er Olympics
| Count | Country | Qualification Method | Helm | Crew | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Host Nation | Leo Takahashi | Ibuki Koizumi | Won internal qualification |
| 2 | Croatia | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Sime Fantela | Mihovil Fantela | Sime won 470 gold at Rio 2016 2018 49er World Champions |
| 3 | France | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Emile Amoros | Lucas Rual | Won internal qualification |
| 4 | Germany | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Erik Heil | Thomas Ploessel | Big lead in internal Germany qualifier. Bronze medal in 2016. |
| 5 | Great Britain | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Dylan Fletcher | Stuart Bithell | 2017 World Champions |
| 6 | New Zealand | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Peter Burling | Blair Tuke | Rio 2016 Gold Medal 6x 49er World Champions |
| 7 | Portugal | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Jorge Lima | Jose Costa | 3x Olympians |
| 8 | Switzerland | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Sebastien Schneiter | Lucean Cujean | Hit Swiss qualification at 2020 Worlds |
| 9 | Denmark | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Jonas Warrer | Jakob Precht Jensen | Jonas Warrer - Beijing 2008 Gold Medal |
| 10 | Spain | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Diego Botin | Iago Marra | 2nd at 2020 World Championship |
| 11 | Austria | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Ben Bildstein | David Hussl | 3rd at 2019 World Championship |
| 12 | Netherlands | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Bart Lambriex | Pim van Vugt | Not yet named by Dutch Olympic team, must meet national qualification criteria. |
| 13 | Poland | Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | |||
| 14 | Canada | North American continental place | |||
| 15 | Brazil | South American continental place | Marco Grael | Gabriel Borges | Made internal selection criteria at 2020 Worlds |
| 16 | Australia | Oceania continental place | Will Phillips | Sam Phillips | Made Australian criteria at 2020 Worlds |
| 17 | TBD | Asian continental place | TBD | ||
| 18 | TBD | European continental place | TBD | ||
| 19 | TBD | African continental place | TBD |
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