| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 471 |
| Total countries | 67 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Open | Olympic | 56 | 28 |
| 1980 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Open | Olympic | 28 | 14 |
| 1984 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Open | Olympic | 56 | 28 |
| 1988 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 58 | 29 |
| 1992 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 74 | 37 |
| 1996 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 72 | 36 |
| 2000 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 58 | 29 |
| 2004 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 54 | 27 |
| 2008 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 58 | 29 |
| 2012 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 54 | 27 |
| 2016 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 52 | 26 |
| 2020 | Two-Person Dinghy (470), Men | Olympic | 38 | 19 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | West Germany | Spain | Australia | |||
| 1980 | Brazil | East Germany | Finland | |||
| 1984 | Spain | United States | France | |||
| 1988 | France | Soviet Union | United States | |||
| 1992 | Spain | United States | Estonia | |||
| 1996 | Ukraine | Great Britain | Portugal | |||
| 2000 | Australia | United States | Argentina | |||
| 2004 | United States | Great Britain | Japan | |||
| 2008 | Australia | Great Britain | France | |||
| 2012 | Australia | Great Britain | Argentina | |||
| 2016 | Croatia | Australia | Greece | |||
| 2020 | Australia | Sweden | Spain |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Belcher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Malcolm Page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kevin Burnham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Paul Foerster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Will Ryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |