Josefin Olsson

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Josefin Olsson
Personal information
Full nameJosefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 34)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) ILCA 6, Europe
ClubBurgee of KSSS members.svg  Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Laser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Vilareal de Santo Antonio Europe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Santander Laser Radial

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

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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

As of 23 July 2021 [4]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
2006 Europe World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark13thEurope class
2008 Europe World Championships Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal1stEurope class
2009 Laser European Championships Charlottenlund, Denmark9thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Karatsu, Japan36thLaser Radial class
2010 Laser European Championships Tallinn, Estonia15thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Largs, UK20thLaser Radial class
2011 Laser European Championships Helsinki, Finland15thLaser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth, AUS13thLaser Radial class
2012 Laser Radial World Championships Boltenhagen, Germany18thLaser Radial class
Olympic Games Weymouth and Portland, UK18thLaser Radial class
2013 Laser European Championships Dún Laoghaire, Ireland12thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Rizhao, China6thLaser Radial class
2014 Laser European Championships Split, Croatia4thLaser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World Championships Santander, Spain2ndLaser Radial class
2015 Laser Radial World Championships Al-Musannah, Oman5thLaser Radial class
2016 Laser European Championships Gran Canaria, Spain2ndLaser Radial class
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6thLaser Radial class
2017 Laser Radial World Championships Medemblik, the Netherlands28thLaser Radial class
2018 Sailing World Championships Aarhus, Denmark18thLaser Radial class
2019 Laser European Championships Porto, Portugal5thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World Championships Sakaiminato, Japan6thLaser Radial class
2020 Laser Radial World Championships Melbourne, Australia6thLaser Radial class
Laser European Championships Gdańsk, Poland13thLaser Radial class

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References

  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. 1 2 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)