Mats Johansson (sailor)

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Mats Johansson
Personal information
Full nameAlf Mats Bertil Johansson
Born (1956-08-26) 26 August 1956 (age 68)
Sailing career
Class(es) Star, 6mR, IACC
Medal record
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 Cannes6 Metre class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 ClevelandStar class

Alf Mats Bertil Johansson (born 26 August 1956) is a Swedish Olympic sailor who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 13th. [1] He also skippered for the Victory Challenge Louis Vuitton Cup challenge and has bronze medal from the 1990 Star World Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

Achievements

As of 27 September 2015 [2] [3]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1986 Star World Championships Isle of Capri, Italy7thStar class
1987 Star World Championships Chicago, USA6thStar class
1988 Star World Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina10thStar class
Olympic Games Pusan, South Korea4thStar class
1989 Star World Championships Porto Cervo, Italy11thStar class
1990 Star World Championships Cleveland, USA3rdStar class
1991 Star World Championships Cannes, France24thStar class
1993 Star World Championships Kiel, Germany9thStar class
1994 Star World Championships San Diego, USA43rdStar class
1995 Star World Championships Laredo, Spain11thStar class
1996 Star World Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil9thStar class
1997 6 Metre World Championships Cannes, France2nd6 Metre class
1998 Star World Championships Portoroz, Slovenia4thStar class
1999 Star World Championships Punta Ala, Italy6thStar class
2000 Star World Championships Annapolis, USA58thStar class
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia13thStar class
2009 Star World Championships Varberg, Sweden16thStar class

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References

  1. Mats Johansson at Sports Reference
  2. "Sailor Biography".
  3. "Sailor Biography".