ISAF : Official Site : Olympic : Qualification : Nations Qualified

The table below shows the nations qualified for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition as at 21 May 2012.

Download the complete list here - last updated 21 May 2012

Nation	RS:X-M	RS:X-W	Laser	Laser Radial	Finn	470-M	470-W	49er	Star	WMR	MNA Total
Argentina	2011	2012	2011	2011		2011	2011				6
Australia	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011		2011	9
Austria			2011		2012	2011	2012	2011			5
Belarus	2012			2011							2
Belgium		2011	2011	2011							3
Bermuda								2012			1
Brazil	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011		2011		2011		7
Bulgaria	2012	2011									2
Canada	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012		2012	2011		8
Chile			2011			2012					2
Chinese Taipei	2012										1
Colombia	2012		2012								2
Croatia	2011		2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2011	2012		8
Cyprus	2011		2011								2
Czech Republic	2012		2012	2011	2012						4
Denmark	2012		2011	2011	2011		2012	2011	2012	2012	8
Estonia	2012	2012	2011	2012	2011						5
Finland		2011	2011	2011	2011	2011		2011		2012	7
France	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	10
Germany	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011		9
Great Britain	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	HOST	10
Greece	2011	2011	2011	2012	2011	2011		2012	2012		8
Guatemala			2011	2012							2
Hong Kong	2011	2011									2
Hungary	2011	2011	2011								3
Ireland			2012	2011		2012		2011	2011		5
Israel	2011	2011	2011	2011		2011	2011				6
Italy	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012			8
Japan	2011	2011		2011		2011	2011	2012			6
Korea	2011		2011			2012					3
Lithuania	2011		2012	2011							3
Malaysia			2012								1
Mexico	2011		2012	2011							3
Netherlands	2011	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011			2011	8
Netherlands Antilles				2012							1
New Zealand	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2011	10
Norway	2011	2011	2011	2011					2011		5
Peru				2012							1
Poland	2011	2011	2011	2012	2012		2012	2011	2011		8
Portugal	2011	2012	2012	2011		2011		2011	2011	2011	8
PR China	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2011	2012				7
Russia	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012				2011	7
Singapore			2011	2011							2
Slovenia			2011		2011		2011				3
South Africa						2012					1
Spain	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011		2012	9
Sweden			2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	8
Switzerland	2011		2011	2011		2011			2011		5
Thailand	2012	2012	2012								3
Trinidad & Tobago			2012								1
Tunisia			2012								1
Turkey			2011	2011	2012	2012					4
Ukraine	2011	2011	2012		2011						4
Uruguay			2011	2012							2
USA	2011	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	10
US Virgin Islands			2011	2012							2
Venezuela	2012		2012								2
	RSX-M	RSX-W	Laser	Laser Radial	Finn	470-M	470-W	49er	Star	WMR	Total Nations
Total Qualified*	38	28	48	39	25	27	20	20	16	12	57
Total Places*	38	28	48	39	25	27	20	20	16	12
Total Sailors	38	28	48	39	25	54	40	40	32	36	380

* The total qualified and total places figures both inlcude entries from the host nation.

The Moscow 1980 Olympic Sailing Competition was held in Tallinn and was the smallest Olympic Sailing event since 1956 due to the American boycott of the Games which led to several other non-attendees.

Netherlands Antilles, Peru and South Africa take the number of nations qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition up to 57 after the 470, Finn and Laser Radial Worlds.

The terrorist murder of nine of Israeli athletes at Munich meant that the Montreal Games were held under the tightest security. Sailing took place in another Canadian province, Ontario instead of Quebec, at Kingston.