[2] The qualification period commenced at the 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.

There, 101 places, about forty percent of the total quota, will be awarded to the highest finishing nations.

Six places will be available in the men's Laser and women's Laser Radial classes at the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 Pan American Games, whereas sixty-one more will be distributed to the sailors at the World Championships for all boats in 2019.

Continental qualification regattas were held to decide the remainder of the total quota, while two spots each in the one-person dinghy classes were granted to eligible NOCs through the Tripartite Commission Invitation.

[5] Any ties in the final rankings are broken in favour of the competitor/crew finishing higher in the Medal Race.