Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er
| Men's 49er at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Line drawing of the 49er | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July – 8 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| Laser | men | |
| Finn | open | |
| 470 | men | women |
| 49er | open | |
| Elliott 6m | women | |
| Star | men | |
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.