| The table below shows the nations competing in the 11 sailing events at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The year indicates when the nation qualified (2007 = at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cascais, 2008 = at the 2008 Class World Championship, Invite = nation invited via a Tripartate Commission Place or Unused Quota Place).
| Nation |
RS:X M |
RS:X W |
Laser |
Laser Radial |
470 M |
470 W |
Star |
Yngling |
Tornado |
49er |
Finn |
| Argentina |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
| Australia |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Austria |
|
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Barbados |
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Belarus |
2007 |
|
|
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Belgium |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
| Brazil |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
| Bulgaria |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
Invite |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Chinese Taipei |
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chile |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Colombia |
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Croatia |
2008 |
|
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
| Cyprus |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
| Czech Republic |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
| Denmark |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
2007 |
| Dominican Republic |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Estonia |
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finland |
|
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2007 |
| France |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Germany |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Great Britain |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Greece |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
|
2007 |
| Guatemala |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hong Kong |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hungary |
2007 |
2008 |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| India |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invite |
| Indonesia |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ireland |
|
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
2007 |
| Israel |
2007 |
2007 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Italy |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Japan |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
| Korea |
2008 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lithuania |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Luxembourg |
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mexico |
2007 |
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Netherlands |
2007 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
|
2007 |
| New Zealand |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
2007 |
| Norway |
|
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
2007 |
| Paraguay |
|
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Peru |
|
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Poland |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
2007 |
2007 |
| Portugal |
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
|
2007 |
|
| PR China |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
| Russia |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
Invite |
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
| Seychelles |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Singapore |
|
|
2008 |
2008 |
2007 |
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
| Slovak Republic |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Slovenia |
|
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
| South Africa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
| Spain |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Sweden |
|
|
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
| Switzerland |
2007 |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
| Thailand |
2008 |
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Turkey |
2007 |
Invite |
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
| Ukraine |
2007 |
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
2007 |
|
| United Arab Emirates |
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Uruguay |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| USA |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| US Virgin Islands |
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Venezuela |
2008 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
35 |
27 |
43 |
28 |
29 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
19 |
26 |
| Total Sailors |
35 |
27 |
43 |
28 |
58 |
38 |
32 |
45 |
30 |
38 |
26 |
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