The Women's Europe Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 July to 2 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

Points were awarded for placement in each race.

Eleven races were scheduled and sailed.

[1] Courtenay Becker-Dey placed third and earned the United States its first-ever Olympic medal in sailing.

After the race, she said, "This is always what I've wanted and I made it happen.