Sailing became an Olympic sport 1900.

At the Olympic Games competitions are held in the following disciplines:

. board (Mistral) Men

. board (Mistral) Women

. double-handed dinghy (470) Men

. double-handed dinghy (470) Women

. high performance dinghy open (49er) Mixed

. multihull open (Tornado) Mixed

. single-handed dinghy (Europe) Women

. single-handed dinghy (Finn) Men

. single-handed dinghy open (Laser) Mixed

. Star Men

. yngling Women