Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 48 athletes (24 men and 24 women) and a maximum of one boat per event. Should Japan fail to qualify a men’s and/or women’s boat they will be given a quota in the men’s and women’s single sculls respectively to compete. Additionally, 4 single sculls quotas (2 men and 2 women) will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas will be decided through various events, specifically, the 2019 World Championships, the continental qualification regattas and the final qualification regatta.
At the continental qualification regatta, a nation can only qualify one boat across all events unless they failed to qualify any boats at the 2019 World Championships which then they can qualify two boats should they both placed first at the regatta.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Men’s Single Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 9 |  Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Germany Italy Lithuania Netherlands New Zealand Norway |
| African Qualification Regatta | 5 |  Benin Cote d’Ivoire Egypt Libya Zimbabwe |
| Americas Qualification Regatta | 5 | |
| Asian/Oceania Qualification Regatta | 5 | |
| European Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 | |
| Host Nation | 1 |  Japan |
| Tripartite Invitation | 2 |
Women’s Single Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 9 |  Austria Canada China Great Britain Ireland Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland United States |
| African Qualification Regatta | 5 |  Morocco Namibia Nigeria Togo Uganda |
| Americas Qualification Regatta | 5 | |
| Asian/Oceania Qualification Regatta | 5 | |
| European Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Tripartite Invitation | 2 |
Men’s Coxless Pair
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 11 |  Australia Belarus Canada Croatia France Italy New Zealand Romania Serbia South Africa Spain |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Coxless Pair
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 11 | Australia Canada China Great Britain Greece Ireland Italy New Zealand Romania Spain United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Men’s Double Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 11 | China France Germany Great Britain Ireland Lithuania Netherlands New Zealand Poland Romania Switzerland |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Double Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 11 | Australia Canada China Czech Republic France Italy Lithuania Netherlands New Zealand Romania United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 7 |  Belgium Germany Ireland Italy Norway Poland Spain |
| African Qualification Regatta | 1 |  Algeria |
| Americas Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| Asian/Oceania Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| European Qualification Regatta | 2 | |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 7 | Belarus France Great Britain Italy Netherlands New Zealand Romania |
| African Qualification Regatta | 1 |  Tunisia |
| Americas Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| Asian/Oceania Qualification Regatta | 3 | |
| European Qualification Regatta | 2 | |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Men’s Coxless Four
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 8 | Australia Great Britain Italy Netherlands Poland Romania Switzerland United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Coxless Four
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 8 | Australia Canada Denmark Great Britain Netherlands Poland Romania United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Men’s Quadruple Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 8 | Australia China Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Norway Poland |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Quadruple Sculls
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 8 | China Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands New Zealand Poland United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Men’s Coxed Eight
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 5 | Australia Germany Great Britain Netherlands United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |
Women’s Coxed Eight
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 5 | Australia Canada Great Britain New Zealand United States |
| 2021 Final Qualification Regatta | 2 |