Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 11 August 2012 at the Weymoth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Cyprus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Dorian van Rijsselberghe
|
Nick Dempsey
|
Przemyslaw Miarczynski
|
| Laser | Tom Slingsby
|
Pavlos Kontides
|
Rasmus Myrgren
|
| Finn | Ben Ainslie
|
Jonas Hogh-Christensen
|
Jonathan Lobert
|
| 470 | Mathew Belcher Malcolm Page
|
Stuart Bithell Luke Patience
|
Lucas Calabrese Juan de la Fuente
|
| Star | Fredrik Loof Max Salminen
|
Iain Percy Andrew Simpson
|
Bruno Prada Robert Scheidt
|
| 49er | Iain Jensen Nathan Outteridge
|
Peter Burling Blair Tuke
|
Peter Lang Allan Norregaard
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Marina Alabau Neira
|
Tuuli Petaja
|
Zofia Noceti-Klepacka
|
| Laser Radial | Xu Lijia
|
Marit Bouwmeester
|
Evi Van Acker
|
| 470 | Jo Aleh Olivia Powrie
|
Saskia Clark Hannah Mills
|
Lobke Berkhout Lisa Westerhof
|
| Elliott 6m | Spain Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez Angela Pumariega Menendez Sofia Toro Prieto Puga |
Australia Nina Curtis Olivia Price Lucinda Whitty |
Finland Silja Kanerva Silja Lehtinen Mikaela Wulff |
Statistics[]
- There were 379 total athletes from 63 countries.
- Lara Vadlau was the youngest participant with 18 years and 127 days.
- Michal Maier was the oldest participant with 48 years and 83 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Finland won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Cyprus won their only medal in the edition of the Olympic Games.