| Sailing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Marina da Gloria |
| Dates | 8–18 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 380 (217 male, 163 female) from 68 nations |
| Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Events | ||
| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser | men | |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| Finn | men | |
| 470 | men | women |
| 49er | men | |
| 49erFX | women | |
| Nacra17 | mixed | |
Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 8–18 August at Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay. The sailing classes had two changes from the 2012 Summer Olympics events. There were 10 events.