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Josefin Olsson

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Josefin Olsson
Personal information
Full nameJosefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)ILCA 6, Europe
Club Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Laser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Vilareal de Santo Antonio Europe
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santander Laser Radial

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sports sailor.[1][2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 6th place.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial.[3]

Achievements

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As of 23 July 2021[4]
Year Competition Venue Position Event
2006 Europe World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 13th Europe class
2008 Europe World Championships Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1st Europe class
2009 Laser European Championships Charlottenlund, Denmark 9th Laser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Karatsu, Japan 36th Laser Radial class
2010 Laser European Championships Tallinn, Estonia 15th Laser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Largs, UK 20th Laser Radial class
2011 Laser European Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th Laser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth, AUS 13th Laser Radial class
2012 Laser Radial World Championships Boltenhagen, Germany 18th Laser Radial class
Olympic Games Weymouth and Portland, UK 18th Laser Radial class
2013 Laser European Championships Dún Laoghaire, Ireland 12th Laser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Rizhao, China 6th Laser Radial class
2014 Laser European Championships Split, Croatia 4th Laser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World Championships Santander, Spain 2nd Laser Radial class
2015 Laser Radial World Championships Al-Musannah, Oman 5th Laser Radial class
2016 Laser European Championships Gran Canaria, Spain 2nd Laser Radial class
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Laser Radial class
2017 Laser Radial World Championships Medemblik, the Netherlands 28th Laser Radial class
2018 Sailing World Championships Aarhus, Denmark 18th Laser Radial class
2019 Laser European Championships Porto, Portugal 5th Laser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Sakaiminato, Japan 6th Laser Radial class
2020 Laser Radial World Championships Melbourne, Australia 6th Laser Radial class
Laser European Championships Gdańsk, Poland 13th Laser Radial class

References

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  1. ^ "Josefin Olsson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josefin Olsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Sailing: OLSSON Josefin". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sailor Biography". Sailing.org. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (archive)
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