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 |  Belarus Cyprus Czech Republic Hong Kong Lithuania South Korea Switzerland United States |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 |  Algeria |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 |  Mexico |
| 2020 South American Championships | 1 |  Argentina |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
1 |  New Zealand |
| 2020 Asian Championships | 1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
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 |  Brazil Finland Hong Kong Hungary Mexico Peru Thailand Turkey United States |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 | Algeria |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 |  Canada |
| 2020 South American Championships | 1 | Argentina |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
1 | New Zealand |
| 2020 Asian Championships | 1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
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 |  El Salvador Guatemala
|
| 2019 World Championships | 5 | Hungary Russia Slovenia Sweden |
| 2019 African Championships | 2 |  Egypt Seychelles |
| 2019 Copa Brasil (South American Qualifier) |
1 |  Chile |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
2 |  Papua New Guinea Samoa |
| 2020 Asian Championships | 2 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
2 | |
| 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 | Argentina Uruguay
|
| 2019 World Championships | 10 | Australia Belarus Croatia Cyprus Guatemala Ireland Lithuania New Zealand Russia Thailand |
| 2019 African Championships | 2 | Egypt Mozambique |
| 2019 Copa Brasil (South American Qualifier) |
1 | Peru |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 | Mexico |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
2 |  Fiji Papua New Guinea |
| 2020 Asian Championships | 2 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
2 | |
| 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 European Open Championships | 4 | Brazil Greece Norway United States
|
| 2019 World Cup Enoshima (Asian Qualifier) |
1 | China |
| 2019 Copa Brasil (South American Qualifier) |
1 |  Venezuela |
| 2019 Gold Cup (Oceania Qualifier) |
1 | Australia |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 | Mexico |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (African Qualifier) |
1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
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 | China Greece Russia Turkey |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | South Korea |
| 2020 African Championships | 1 |  Angola |
| 2020 Melbourne International (Oceania Qualifier) |
1 |  American Samoa |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 | Canada |
| 2020 South American Championship | 1 | Brazil |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
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 | Australia Brazil Germany Netherlands New Zealand Poland |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | Malaysia |
| 2020 African Championships | 1 | Mozambique |
| 2020 Melbourne International (Oceania Qualifier) |
Reallocated | |
| 2020 World Cup Miami (North America Qualifier) |
1 | United States |
| 2020 South American Championship | 1 | Argentina |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
1 | |
| Reallocation (2019 World Championships) |
1 | Switzerland |
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 |  Austria Netherlands Poland Spain |
| 2019 Pan American Games (North American Qualifier) |
1 | Canada |
| 2019 Pan American Games (South American Qualifier) |
1 | Brazil |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
1 | Australia |
| 2020 Asian Championship | 1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (African Qualifier) |
1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
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 | Argentina Germany Poland Singapore Spain United States |
| 2019 Pan American Games (North American Qualifier) |
1 | Canada |
| 2019 Pan American Games (South American Qualifier) |
1 | Peru |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
Reallocated | |
| 2020 Asian Championship | 1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (African Qualifier) |
1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
1 | |
| Reallocation (2019 World Championships) |
1 | France |
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 | France Germany Norway Spain United States |
| 2019 Pan American Games (North American Qualifier) |
1 |  Puerto Rico |
| 2019 Pan American Games (South American Qualifier) |
1 | Uruguay |
| 2020 World Championships (Oceania Qualifier) |
Reallocated | |
| 2020 Asian Championship | 1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (African Qualifier) |
1 | |
| 2020 World Cup Genoa (European Qualifier) |
1 | |
| Reallocation (2019 World Championships) |
1 | Sweden |