Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er

Men's 49er
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Line drawing of the 49er
VenueMarina da Glória
Dates12–18 August
Competitors40 from 20 nations
Winning total35 points
Medalists
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
 New Zealand
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 Australia
Erik Heil
Thomas Plößel
 Germany

The Men's 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics program in Rio de Janeiro and took place between 12–18 August at Marina da Glória. 13 races (the last one a medal race) were held.

The medals were presented by Barbara Kendall, IOC member, New Zealand and Adrienne Greenwood, Vice President of World Sailing.