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| Full name | Alf Mats Bertil Johansson | |||||||
| Born | 26 August 1956 | |||||||
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| Class(es) | Star, 6mR, IACC | |||||||
Medal record
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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.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Star World Championships | Isle of Capri, Italy | 7th | Star class |
| 1987 | Star World Championships | Chicago, USA | 6th | Star class |
| 1988 | Star World Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10th | Star class |
| Olympic Games | Pusan, South Korea | 4th | Star class | |
| 1989 | Star World Championships | Porto Cervo, Italy | 11th | Star class |
| 1990 | Star World Championships | Cleveland, USA | 3rd | Star class |
| 1991 | Star World Championships | Cannes, France | 24th | Star class |
| 1993 | Star World Championships | Kiel, Germany | 9th | Star class |
| 1994 | Star World Championships | San Diego, USA | 43rd | Star class |
| 1995 | Star World Championships | Laredo, Spain | 11th | Star class |
| 1996 | Star World Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | Star class |
| 1997 | 6 Metre World Championships | Cannes, France | 2nd | 6 Metre class |
| 1998 | Star World Championships | Portoroz, Slovenia | 4th | Star class |
| 1999 | Star World Championships | Punta Ala, Italy | 6th | Star class |
| 2000 | Star World Championships | Annapolis, USA | 58th | Star class |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 13th | Star class | |
| 2009 | Star World Championships | Varberg, Sweden | 16th | Star class |
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