Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 8 to 18 August 2016 at the Marina de Gloria.
This edition marked the debut of the women's open skiff (49er FX) and the return of the mixed multihull class (Nacra 17).
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Australia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Croatia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  France |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
Mixed[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacra 17 | Cecilia Carranza Saroli Santiago Lange
|
Lisa Darmanin Jason Waterhouse
|
Tanja Frank Thomas Zajac
|
Statistics[]
- There were 380 total athletes from 66 countries.
- Dolores Moreira was the youngest participant with 17 years and 173 days.
- Santiago Lange was the oldest participant with 54 years and 322 days.
- 12 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Argentina won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Croatia won their first-ever 2 medals in the sport, including the gold.
- Austria won its only medal of this edition of the Olympic Games.