2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 Athletes
| Count | Country | Qualification Method | Helm | Crew | Confirmed / Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Host Nation | |||
| 2 | Italy | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Ruggero Tita | Caterina Banti | 2017 and 2018 World Champions |
| 3 | Australia | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Jason Waterhouse | Lisa Darmanin | Confirmed - Rio 2016 Silver Medallists |
| 4 | Argentina | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Santiago Lange | Cecillia Carranza | Potential - Rio 2016 Gold Medallists |
| 5 | Denmark | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Lin Cenholt | CP Lubeck | |
| 6 | Brazil | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | |||
| 7 | Great Britain | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | John Gimson | Anna Burnet | Confirmed - 2020 World Champions |
| 8 | Austria | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Thomas Zajac | Barbara Matz | Confirmed - Rio 2016 Bronze Medallist helm |
| 9 | New Zealand | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Micah Wilkinson | Erica Dawson | Confirmed |
| 10 | Spain | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Tara Pacheco | Florian Trittle | |
| 11 | France | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Quentin Delapierre | Manon Audinet | Confirmed |
| 12 | Germany | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Paul Kohlhoff | Alica Stuhlemmer | |
| 13 | U.S.A. | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Riley Gibbs | Anna Weis | Confirmed |
| 14 | Norway | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Nicholas Mortinsen | Martine Martinsen | |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | North American Continental spot | Quique Figueroa | Gretchen Ortiz | |
| 16 | Uruguay | South American Continental Spot | Pablo Defasio | Dominique Knuppel | |
| 17 | Sweden | Re-allocated from 2020 Worlds | Emil Jarudd | Cecilia Jonsson | |
| 18 | China | Asian continental place | TBD | ||
| 19 | Finland | European continental place | Sinem Kurtbay | Janne Jarvinen | TBD |
| 20 | TUN | African continental place | TBD |
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JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, ABE…
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