Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er

Men's 49er
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 49er
VenueWeymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Dates30 July – 8 August
Competitors40 from 20 nations
Medalists
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 Australia
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
 New Zealand
Allan Nørregaard
Peter Lang
 Denmark

The men's 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Sixteen races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race on course area Nothe in front of Weymouth, where each position scored double points.