Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 15 athletes (8 men and 7 women) and a maximum of one boat per event. As hosts, Japan was given the maximum quota to compete while 4 quotas (2 men and 2 women) will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas will be decided through various events, specifically, the 2018 World Championships, the Asian and Pan America Games, the 2019 World Championships and the continental qualification events.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Men’s RS:X
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 10 |  China France Great Britain Greece Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Spain |
| 2019 World Championships | 8 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Women’s RS:X
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 11 | China Denmark Estonia France Great Britain Israel Italy Netherlands Poland Russia Spain |
| 2019 World Championships | 9 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Men’s Laser
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 14 |  Australia Brazil Croatia Cyprus Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain New Zealand Norway Peru South Korea United States |
| 2018 Asian Games | 1 |  Malaysia |
| 2019 Pan American Games | 2 | |
| 2019 World Championships | 5 | |
| African Qualification Event | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 2 | |
| European Qualification Event | 2 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 2 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 2 |
Women’s Laser Radial
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 18 |  Belgium Canada China Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States |
| 2018 Asian Games | 1 | Malaysia |
| 2019 Pan American Games | 2 | |
| 2019 World Championships | 10 | |
| African Qualification Event | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 2 | |
| European Qualification Event | 2 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 2 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 2 |
Men’s Finn
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 |  Argentina Canada Great Britain Hungary Netherlands New Zealand Sweden Turkey |
| 2019 World Championships | 4 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Men’s 470
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 | Australia France Great Britain Italy New Zealand Spain Sweden United States |
| 2019 World Championships | 4 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Women’s 470
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 | China France Great Britain Greece Israel Italy Slovenia Spain |
| 2019 World Championships | 6 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Men’s 49er
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 | Croatia Denmark France Germany Great Britain New Zealand Portugal Switzerland |
| 2019 World Championships | 4 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Women’s 49erFX
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 | Australia Austria Brazil Denmark Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Norway |
| 2019 World Championships | 6 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |
Mixed Nacra 17 Foiling
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Championships | 8 | Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Denmark Great Britain Italy New Zealand |
| 2019 World Championships | 5 | |
| African Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | 1 | |
| European Qualification Event | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | 1 | |
| South American Qualification Event | 1 |