Roger Nilson

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Roger Nilson
Personal information
Born (1949-03-05) 5 March 1949 (age 73)
Sailing career
Class(es) VO60

Roger Nilson (born 5 March 1949) is a Swedish sailor and physician. [1] He has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race seven times: he sailed with Alaska Eagle in 1981–82, Drum in 1985–86, The Card in 1989–90, Intrum Justitia in 1993–94, Swedish Match in 1997–98, Amer Sports One in 2001–02, Telefónica Black in 2008–09. [2]

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References

  1. Agneta Lagercrantz (4 September 2007). "Ingen terapi fick mig att se vad jag gjorde". SvD.se (in Swedish).
  2. "Volvo Ocean Race: Crew List A – Z (1973-2015)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.