Qualification rules A nation may earn up to 1 boat in each of the 11 Sailing events.
Summary Nation Men Women Open TotalRS:X Laser 470 Star RS:X Laser Radial 470 Yngling 49er Finn Tornado Boats Athletes XXX XXX X710 XXXXXXXXXX1017 XXX X X X611 X 11 X X X 34 X X23 XXXXX X XX 812 X 11 XXX XX XXXX914 X 11 XXXXXXXXXXX1118 X 11 X 11 XXXX X XX 710 XX X X 44 X X X 34 XX X XX 56 X 11 XX 22 XX XX X X 69 XXXXXXXXXXX1118 X XXXX X612 XXXXXXXXXXX1118 XXX XX X XX812 X 11 X X 22 XX X 33 X 11 X 11 XX X X 46 X X XXX 57 XXXXXXXXXXX1118 XXX X X X 69 X 11 X 11 X 11 X XX 33 XXX XX XX712 XXXXXX X 79 X XX XXX 69 X 11 X 11 XXXXXX XX 811 XXXX X 58 XXX XX X X 710 X 11 XX XX 46 X 11 XX X X 46 X 13 XXX 34 XXX XXXXXXX1016 XXX XX XX 711 XXXX XX 69 X X 22 XXX X X 56 X X X X46 X 11 XXXXXXXXXXX1118 X 11 XX X 33 X 11 Total: 62 NOCs 3543291627281915192615272400
Qualification Timeline Event Date Location 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships Jun 28 – Jul 13, 2007 Cascais 2008 49er World Championships January 2–9, 2008 Sydney 2008 RS:X World Championships January 10–20, 2008 Auckland 2008 Finn Gold Cup January 23–29, 2008 Melbourne 2008 470 World Championships January 24–30, 2008 Melbourne 2008 Laser World Championships February 7–13, 2008 Terrigal 2008 Yngling World Championships February 10–15, 2008 Miami 2008 Tornado World Championships Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2008 Auckland 2008 Laser Radial World Championships March 15–20, 2008 Auckland 2008 Star World Championships April 11–17, 2008 Miami
Men's events Windsurfer – RS:X # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Wang Aichen 2007 Worlds 1 Ricardo Santos Ricardo Santos 2007 Worlds 2 Przemysław Miarczyński Przemysław Miarczyński 2007 Worlds 3 Nick Dempsey Nick Dempsey 2007 Worlds 4 João Rodrigues João Rodrigues 2007 Worlds 6 Iván Pastor Iván Pastor 2007 Worlds 7 Julien Bontemps Julien Bontemps 2007 Worlds 8 Shahar Tzuberi Shahar Tzuberi 2007 Worlds 10 Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Nikolaos Kaklamanakis 10 2007 Worlds 11 Fabian Heidegger Fabian Heidegger 11 2007 Worlds 13 Richard Stauffacher Richard Stauffacher 12 2007 Worlds 15 Tom Ashley Tom Ashley 13 2007 Worlds 18 Casper Bouman Casper Bouman 14 2007 Worlds 19 Ertuğrul İçingir Ertuğrul İçingir 15 2007 Worlds 24 Áron Gádorfalvi Áron Gádorfalvi 16 2007 Worlds 26 Zachary Plavsic Zachary Plavsic 17 2007 Worlds 29 Jonas Kældsø Poulsen Jonas Kældsø Poulsen 18 2007 Worlds 32 Maksym Oberemko Maksym Oberemko 19 2007 Worlds 33 Makoto Tomizawa Makoto Tomizawa — 2007 Worlds 35 Toni Wilhelm 20 2007 Worlds 39 David Mier David Mier 21 2007 Worlds 43 Ho Chi Ho Chan King Yin 22 2007 Worlds 45 Andreas Cariolou Andreas Cariolou 23 2007 Worlds 47 Mariano Reutemann Mariano Reutemann 24 2007 Worlds 50 Benjamin Barger Benjamin Barger 25 2007 Worlds 55 Mikalai Zhukavets Mikalai Zhukavets — 2008 Worlds 48 Steve Allen 26 2008 Worlds 49 Ek Boonsawad Ek Boonsawad 27 2008 Worlds 50 Kim Hyung-kwon Lee Tae-hoon 28 2008 Worlds 57 Aleksey Tokarev Aleksey Tokarev 29 2008 Worlds 63 Patrik Pollák Patrik Pollák 30 2008 Worlds 68 Luka Mratović Luka Mratović 31 2008 Worlds 70 Oka Sulaksana Oka Sulaksana 32 2008 Worlds 71 Henri Kaar Johannes Ahun 33 2008 Worlds 77 Carlos Julio Flores Carlos Julio Flores 34 2008 Worlds 87 Santiago Grillo Santiago Grillo 35 2008 Worlds 95 Chang Hao Chang Hao
One-person dinghy – Laser # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Shen Sheng 2007 Worlds 1 Tom Slingsby Tom Slingsby 2007 Worlds 2 Andrew Murdoch Andrew Murdoch 2007 Worlds 3 Deniss Karpak Deniss Karpak 2007 Worlds 4 Mate Arapov Luka Radelić 2007 Worlds 5 Paul Goodison Paul Goodison 2007 Worlds 6 Rasmus Myrgren Rasmus Myrgren 2007 Worlds 7 Matías del Solar Matías del Solar 2007 Worlds 8 Thomas Le Breton Jean-Baptiste Bernaz 10 2007 Worlds 10 Gustavo Lima Gustavo Lima — 2007 Worlds 14 Malte Kamrath 11 2007 Worlds 18 Alejandro Foglia Alejandro Foglia 12 2007 Worlds 19 Javier Hernández Javier Hernández 13 2007 Worlds 20 Bruno Fontes Bruno Fontes 14 2007 Worlds 22 Vasilij Žbogar Vasilij Žbogar 15 2007 Worlds 23 Anders Nyholm Anders Nyholm 16 2007 Worlds 24 Roope Suomalainen Pierre Collura 17 2007 Worlds 28 Diego Romero Diego Romero 18 2007 Worlds 29 Andrew Campbell Andrew Campbell 19 2007 Worlds 32 Mike Leigh Mike Leigh 20 2007 Worlds 35 Roelof Bouwmeester Rutger van Schaardenburg 21 2007 Worlds 36 Evangelos Cheimonas Evangelos Cheimonas 22 2007 Worlds 39 Julio Alsogaray Julio Alsogaray 23 2007 Worlds 41 Andreas Geritzer Andreas Geritzer 24 2007 Worlds 45 Karol Porozynski Maciej Grabowski 25 2007 Worlds 49 Allan Julie Allan Julie 26 2007 Worlds 51 Kemal Muslubaş Kemal Muslubaş 27 2007 Worlds 52 Martin Trčka Martin Trčka 28 2007 Worlds 55 Kristian Ruth Kristian Ruth 29 2007 Worlds 62 Pavlos Kontides Pavlos Kontides 30 2008 Worlds 42 Ha Jee-min Ha Jee-min 31 2008 Worlds 59 Max Bulley Christoph Bottoni 32 2008 Worlds 64 Yoichi Iijima Yoichi Iijima 33 2008 Worlds 69 Kevin Lim Kevin Lim 34 2008 Worlds 77 Koh Seng Leong Koh Seng Leong 35 2008 Worlds 80 José Ruiz José Ruiz 36 2008 Worlds 85 Raúl Aguayo Raúl Aguayo 37 2008 Worlds 86 Igor Lisovenko Igor Lisovenko 38 2008 Worlds 87 Zsombor Berecz Zsombor Berecz 39 2008 Worlds 99 Juan Ignacio Maegli Juan Ignacio Maegli 40 2008 Worlds 104 Marc Schmit Marc Schmit 41 Tripartite Thomas Barrows III 42 Tripartite Gregory Douglas 43 Tripartite Adil Mohammad
Two-person dinghy – 470 # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Wang WeidongDeng Daokun 2007 Worlds 1 Nick RogersJoe Glanfield Nick RogersJoe Glanfield 2007 Worlds 2 Sven CosterKalle Coster Sven CosterKalle Coster 2007 Worlds 3 Gideon KligerUdi Gal Gideon KligerUdi Gal 2007 Worlds 4 Álvaro MarinhoMiguel Nunes Álvaro MarinhoMiguel Nunes 2007 Worlds 5 Nathan WilmotMalcolm Page Nathan WilmotMalcolm Page 2007 Worlds 6 Šime FantelaIgor Marenić Šime FantelaIgor Marenić 2007 Worlds 7 Benjamin BonnaudRomain Bonnaud Nicolas CharbonnierOlivier Bausset 2007 Worlds 9 Onán BarreirosAarón Sarmiento Onán BarreirosAarón Sarmiento 10 2007 Worlds 10 Stuart McNayGraham Biehl Stuart McNayGraham Biehl 11 2007 Worlds 12 Javier ConteJuan de la Fuente Javier ConteJuan de la Fuente 12 2007 Worlds 14 Sergei DesukevichPavel Logunov Sergei DesukevichPavel Logunov 13 2007 Worlds 15 Kan YamadaKenichi Nakamura Tetsuya MatsunagaTaro Ueno 14 2007 Worlds 18 Johan MolundNiels Flohr Anton DahlbergSebastian Östling — 2007 Worlds 21 Lukas ZellmerHeiko Seelig 15 2007 Worlds 25 Karlo HmeljakMitja Nevečny Karlo HmeljakMitja Nevečny 16 2007 Worlds 26 Panagiotis KampouridisGerasimos Orologas Andreas KosmatopoulosAndreas Papadopoulos 17 2007 Worlds 28 Gabrio ZandonàAndrea Trani Gabrio ZandonàAndrea Trani 18 2007 Worlds 29 Stéphane LocasOliver Bone Stéphane LocasOliver Bone 19 2007 Worlds 30 Kim Chang-juKim Ji-hoon Yoon CheulKim Hyeong-tae 20 2007 Worlds 31 Roy TayPeiming Chung Xu Yuan ZhenTerence Koh 21 2007 Worlds 40 Gerald OwensPhilip Lawton Gerald OwensPhilip Lawton 22 2008 Worlds 11 Carl EvansPeter Burling Carl EvansPeter Burling 23 2008 Worlds 17 Mikhail SheremetyevMaksim Sheremetyev Mikhail SheremetyevMaksim Sheremetyev 24 2008 Worlds 20 Patryk PiaseckiKacper Ziemiński Patryk PiaseckiKacper Zieminski 25 2008 Worlds 29 Fábio PillarSamuel Albrecht Fábio PillarSamuel Albrecht 26 2008 Worlds 39 Tobias EtterFelix Steiger Tobias EtterFelix Steiger 27 2008 Worlds 46 Matthias SchmidFlorian Reichstädter Matthias SchmidFlorian Reichstädter 28 2008 Worlds 55 Deniz ÇınarAteş Çınar Deniz ÇınarAteş Çınar 29 2008 Worlds 58 Joonas LindgrenNiko Helander Niklas LindgrenHeikki Elomaa
Keelboat – Star # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Li HongquanWang He 2007 Worlds 1 Robert ScheidtBruno Prada Robert ScheidtBruno Prada 2007 Worlds 2 Xavier RohartPascal Rambeau Xavier RohartPascal Rambeau 2007 Worlds 3 Iain PercyAndrew Simpson Iain PercyAndrew Simpson 2007 Worlds 4 Hamish PepperCarl Williams Hamish PepperCarl Williams 2007 Worlds 5 Diego NegriLuigi Viale Diego NegriLuigi Viale 2007 Worlds 6 Mateusz KusznierewiczDominik Życki Mateusz KusznierewiczDominik Życki 2007 Worlds 7 Marc PickelIngo Borkowski Marc PickelIngo Borkowski 2007 Worlds 8 Fredrik LööfAnders Ekström Fredrik LööfAnders Ekström 10 2007 Worlds 9 Iain MurrayAndrew Palfrey Iain MurrayAndrew Palfrey 11 2007 Worlds 10 Afonso DomingosBernardo Santos Afonso DomingosBernardo Santos 12 2007 Worlds 11 Mark ReynoldsHal Haenel John Dane IIIAustin Sperry 13 2008 Worlds 4 Flavio MarazziEnrico De Maria Flavio MarazziEnrico De Maria 14 2008 Worlds 12 Marin Lovrović Jr.Siniša Mikuličić Marin Lovrović Jr.Siniša Mikuličić 15 2008 Worlds 14 Max TreacyAnthony Shanks Peter O'LearyStephen Milne 16 2008 Worlds 16 Hans SpitzauerChristian Nehammer Hans SpitzauerChristian Nehammer
Women's events Windsurfer – RS:X # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Yin Jian 2007 Worlds 1 Zofia Klepacka Zofia Klepacka 2007 Worlds 2 Barbara Kendall Barbara Kendall 2007 Worlds 3 Jessica Crisp Jessica Crisp 2007 Worlds 4 Marina Alabau Marina Alabau 2007 Worlds 5 Alessandra Sensini Alessandra Sensini 2007 Worlds 6 Olha Maslivets Olha Maslivets 2007 Worlds 7 Charline Picon Faustine Merret — 2007 Worlds 9 Romy Kinzl 2007 Worlds 12 Bryony Shaw Bryony Shaw 10 2007 Worlds 18 Chan Wai Man Chan Wai Kei 11 2007 Worlds 21 Athina Frai Athina Frai 12 2007 Worlds 27 Jannicke Stålstrøm Jannicke Stålstrøm 13 2007 Worlds 32 Tuuli Petäjä Tuuli Petäjä 14 2007 Worlds 33 Maayan Davidovich Maayan Davidovich 15 2007 Worlds 34 Yuki Sunaga Yasuko Kosuge 16 2007 Worlds 35 Irina Konstantinova Irina Konstantinova — 2007 Worlds 38 Sigrid Rondelez 17 2007 Worlds 40 Nikola Girke Nikola Girke 18 2007 Worlds 43 Patrícia Freitas Patrícia Freitas 19 2007 Worlds 45 Bettina Honoré Bettina Honore 20 2008 Worlds 39 Napalai Tansai Napalai Tansai 21 2008 Worlds 50 Demita Vega Demita Vega 22 2008 Worlds 53 Diána Detre Diána Detre 23 2008 Worlds 58 Florencia Gutiérrez Florencia Gutiérrez 24 2008 Worlds 59 Tatiana Bazyuk Tatiana Bazyuk 25 2008 Worlds 60 Nancy Rios Nancy Rios 26 2008 Worlds 61 Gavriella Chatzidamianou Gavriella Chatzidamianou 27 2008 Worlds 69 Sedef Köktentürk Sedef Köktentürk
One-person dinghy – Laser Radial # Nation Qualification Tournament Place in Event Sailor Sailor at Games Host Country Xu Lijia 2007 Worlds 1 Tatiana Drozdovskaya Tatiana Drozdovskaya 2007 Worlds 2 Sari Multala Tuula Tenkanen 2007 Worlds 3 Petra Niemann Petra Niemann 2007 Worlds 4 Katarzyna Szotyńska Katarzyna Szotyńska 2007 Worlds 5 Anna Tunnicliffe Anna Tunnicliffe 2007 Worlds 6 Tania Elías Calles Tania Elías Calles 2007 Worlds 7 Nufar Edelman Nufar Edelman 2007 Worlds 8 Jo Aleh Jo Aleh 10 2007 Worlds 10 Charlotte Dobson Penny Clark 11 2007 Worlds 11 Sophie de Turckheim Sarah Steyaert 12 2007 Worlds 12 Krystal Weir Sarah Blanck 13 2007 Worlds 13 Evi Van Acker Evi Van Acker 14 2007 Worlds 14 Larissa Nevierov Larissa Nevierov 15 2007 Worlds 18 Keamia Rasa Lisa Ross — 2007 Worlds 20 Gea Jutjens 16 2007 Worlds 21 Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Gintarė Volungevičiūtė 17 2007 Worlds 24 Nathalie Brugger Nathalie Brugger 18 2007 Worlds 27 Elin Maria Samdal Cathrine Gjerpen 19 2007 Worlds 34 Cecilia Carranza Cecilia Carranza 20 2008 Worlds 8 Karin Söderström Karin Söderström 21 2008 Worlds 19 Elizabeth Yin Lo Man Yi 22 2008 Worlds 21 Susana Romero Susana Romero 23 2008 Worlds 25 Efi Mantzaraki Efi Mantzaraki 24 2008 Worlds 27 Mateja Petronijević Mateja Petronijević 25 2008 Worlds 29 Ciara Peelo Ciara Peelo 26 2008 Worlds 30 Anastasiya Chernova Anastasiya Chernova 27 2008 Worlds 58 Paloma Schmidt Paloma Schmidt 28 Tripartite Florencia Cerutti
Two-person dinghy – 470