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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

08.04.2021

India, China, South Africa, and Tunisia win Olympic Berths in Mussanah

KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (IND) chasing down Akira Sakai with Russel Alysworth (HKG) Ganapathy Chengappa with Varun Thakkar (IND) have won the Mussanah Open Championship, and with it a…

15.03.2021

Polish Kolodzinski documents recovery of broken leg – ready for Tokyo

Polish veteran and Olympian Pawel Kolodzinski is back training and ready to race in Lanzarote after suffering a severe broken leg in Kiel last year. After surgery, transfusions, days in…

09.03.2021

Will the personal sailing styles of Sibello, Burling, and Tuke influence the America’s Cup

Pietro Sibello and the Burling-Tuke teams each had distinct racing styles on the 49er circuit - styles they developed and optimized in a decade each at the top of the…

10.02.2021

European Olympic Qualifier to be held in Lazarote

The 49er and Nacra 17 Classes are pleased to announce the European Olympic Qualifier for 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 and the African Qualifier for Nacra 17 will be in…

23.11.2020

49er Sailors Hauling in the Silverware

It's awards season, and while the world is on lockdown it's still a great time to recognize achievement. The Rolex World Sailor of the year Awards are delayed, and there's…

11.04.2020

Relive The Moment with Roble & Shea

Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea secured the U.S.A.’s 49erFX selection for Tokyo 2020 in dramatic fashion at the 2020 World Championships in February. After the 2019 World Championships, they trailed…

30.03.2020

Tokyo 2020 New Dates Announced

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the…

24.03.2020

Tokyo 2020 Postponed to 2021

JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE…

12.03.2020

CANCELLATION OF TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA IBEROSTAR 2020

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CANCELLATION OF TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA IBEROSTAR 2020 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and following recommendations from the Spanish and Balearic Governments, we are forced to cancel the 2020…