Josefin Olsson

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Josefin Olsson
Personal information
Full nameJosefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 36)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sailing career
Classes
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 Vila Real de Santo António Europe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Santander Laser Radial

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sailor primarily focusing on single-handed dinghies, who won a silver medal in the Laser Radial event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and also holds a silver medal from the Laser Radial World Championship and a World champion title from the Europe class.

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Career

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson was born 23 August 1989 in Saint Nicholas parish in Nyköping, Sweden. [1] [2] She started sailing in Oxelösunds Segelsällskap in nearby Oxelösund. [3] She won the 2008 Europe World Championships in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal, ahead of Danish Anne-Marie Rindom and Anette Viborg Andreasen. [4] In 2008, she was awarded the Halvan trophy for best position by a youth Swedish sailor by the Swedish Sailing Federation. [5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place. [1] Olsson continued sailing the Laser Radial for the next Olympic cycle, and in September 2014, she won a silver medal at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, behind Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands. [6]

She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in sixth place. [1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial. [7] This time, she won a silver medal after having won the medal race. [8]

In 2024, Olsson was again qualified for the Olympic sailing event and carried the Swedish flag during the opening ceremony. [9] In the Laser Radial event, she finished 17th. [10]

Achievements

As of 23 July 2021 [11]
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Josefin efter OS-silverbragden: "Vi kollade diskusen och tänkte: Jag vill också ha en medalj!"". August 2021.
  4. ↑ "World – women". International Europe Class Union.
  5. ↑ "Utmärkelser". Swedish Sailing Federation.
  6. ↑ "Svenskt silver i seglings-VM". Aftonbladet . 18 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Segling: Josefin Olsson tar OS-silver i laser radial". Sveriges Television. August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sport: Peder Fredricson och Josefin Olsson blir fanbärare för Sverige i OS". Sveriges Television. 25 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "OS över för blågula fanbäraren Olsson". Aftonbladet. 5 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sailor Biography". World Sailing. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (archive)
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