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

Count

Country

Qualification Method

Helm

Crew

Notes

Japan

Host Nation

Leo Takahashi

Ibuki Koizumi

Won internal qualification

Croatia

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Sime Fantela

Mihovil Fantela

Sime won 470 gold at Rio 2016
2018 49er World Champions

France

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Emile Amoros

Lucas Rual

Won internal qualification

Germany

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Erik Heil

Thomas Ploessel

Big lead in internal Germany qualifier. Bronze medal in 2016.

Great Britain

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Dylan Fletcher

Stuart Bithell

2017 World Champions

New Zealand

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Peter Burling

Blair Tuke

Rio 2016 Gold Medal
6x 49er World Champions

Portugal

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Jorge Lima

Jose Costa

3x Olympians

Switzerland

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Sebastien Schneiter

Lucean Cujean

Hit Swiss qualification at 2020 Worlds

Denmark

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Jonas Warrer

Jakob Precht Jensen

Jonas Warrer - Beijing 2008 Gold Medal

Spain

Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Diego Botin

Iago Marra

2nd at 2020 World Championship

Austria

Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Ben Bildstein

David Hussl

3rd at 2019 World Championship

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.

Poland

Top 4 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Lukasz Przybytek

Pawel Kolodzinski

to be 3X Olympians

Canada

North American continental place

William Jones

Evan Depaul

Brazil

South American continental place

Marco Grael

Gabriel Borges

Made internal selection criteria at 2020 Worlds

Australia

Oceania continental place

Will Phillips

Sam Phillips

Made Australian criteria at 2020 Worlds

TBD

Asian continental place

TBD

Ireland

European continental place

Robert Dickson

Sean Waddilove

2018 Junior World Champions

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

Count

Country

Qualification Method

Helm

Crew

Notes

Japan

Host Nation

Anna Yamazaki

Sena Takano

Hosts

Netherlands

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Annemiek Bekkering

Annette Duetz

2x World Champions

Austria

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Brazil

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Martine Grael

Kahena Kunze

Rio 2016 Gold Medallists

Great Britain

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Charlotte Dobson

Saskia Tidey

2nd at 2020 World Championships

Denmark

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Ida Nielsen

Marie Olsen

2x European Champions

New Zealand

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Alex Maloney

Molly Meech

Rio 2016 Silver Medallists

Norway

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Helene Naess

Marie Ronningen

3rd at 2019 World Championships

Australia

Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds Aarhus

Tess Lloyd

Jaime Ryan

Won internal selection

Germany

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Tina Lutz

Susan Beucke

2019 European Champions

Argentina

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Vicky Travascio

Sol Branz

2x Olympians

USA

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Stephanie Roble

Maggie Shea

3rd at 2020 World Championships

Poland

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Aleksandra Melzacka

Kinga Lobado

Spain

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Tamara Echegoyen

Paula Barcelo

2020 and 2016 World Champions, 2012 Gold medalist.

Singapore

Top 6 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds

Kimberly Lim

Cecilia Low

Both Opti World Champions

Canada

North American Continental Spot

Ali Ten Hove

Mariah Millen

Interview with Ali - https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92/clip/15835994

Peru

South American Continental Spot

Diana Tudela

Marie Devoize

France

Oceania Continental Spot

Went to next best placed nation after no additional Oceania Teams.

TBD

Asian Continental Spot

TBD

Belgium

European Continental Spot

Isaura Maenhaut

Anouk Geurts

TBD

African Continental Spot

TBD

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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 their fellow American teammates Paris Henken and Anna Tobias by just four points in the selection race. With the 2020 Geelong Worlds as their second of the two-leg selection events, it was do or die time for Roble and Shea.

In this interview, Roble & Shea are joined by sailing journalist Andy Rice for a look back at how the medal race unfolded from their eyes and the pressure that is put on the 49erFX athletes from around the world.

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