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 | Lukasz Przybytek | Pawel Kolodzinski | to be 3X Olympians |
| 14 | Canada | North American continental place | William Jones | Evan Depaul | |
| 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 | Ireland | European continental place | Robert Dickson | Sean Waddilove | 2018 Junior World Champions |
| 19 | TBD | African continental place | TBD |
2020 49erFX Olympics
| Count | Country | Qualification Method | Helm | Crew | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Host Nation | Anna Yamazaki | Sena Takano | Hosts |
| 2 | Netherlands | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Annemiek Bekkering | Annette Duetz | 2x World Champions |
| 3 | Austria | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | |||
| 4 | Brazil | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Martine Grael | Kahena Kunze | Rio 2016 Gold Medallists |
| 5 | Great Britain | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Charlotte Dobson | Saskia Tidey | 2nd at 2020 World Championships |
| 6 | Denmark | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Ida Nielsen | Marie Olsen | 2x European Champions |
| 7 | New Zealand | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Alex Maloney | Molly Meech | Rio 2016 Silver Medallists |
| 8 | Norway | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Helene Naess | Marie Ronningen | 3rd at 2019 World Championships |
| 9 | Australia | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus | Tess Lloyd | Jaime Ryan | Won internal selection |
| 10 | Germany | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Tina Lutz | Susan Beucke | 2019 European Champions |
| 11 | Argentina | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Vicky Travascio | Sol Branz | 2x Olympians |
| 12 | USA | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Stephanie Roble | Maggie Shea | 3rd at 2020 World Championships |
| 13 | Poland | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Aleksandra Melzacka | Kinga Lobado | |
| 14 | Spain | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Tamara Echegoyen | Paula Barcelo | 2020 and 2016 World Champions, 2012 Gold medalist. |
| 15 | Singapore | Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Kimberly Lim | Cecilia Low | Both Opti World Champions |
| 16 | Canada | North American Continental Spot | Ali Ten Hove | Mariah Millen | Interview with Ali - https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92/clip/15835994 |
| 17 | Peru | South American Continental Spot | Diana Tudela | Marie Devoize | |
| 18 | France | Oceania Continental Spot | Went to next best placed nation after no additional Oceania Teams. | ||
| 19 | TBD | Asian Continental Spot | TBD | ||
| 20 | Belgium | European Continental Spot | Isaura Maenhaut | Anouk Geurts | |
| 21 | TBD | African Continental Spot | TBD |
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