Oskar Johansson

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Oskar Johansson
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born23 June 1977 (1977-06-23) (age 45)
Sailing career
College team Burgee of Queen's University at Kingston.SVG   Queen's University at Kingston
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Sunfish class

Oskar Johansson (born 23 June 1977) is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto.

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He won the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship in 2000 and competed in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and finished in 15th place. [1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished 4th in the Tornado class with partner Kevin Stittle.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oskar Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. "Canada Wins Cup".