Josefin Olsson
Personal information
Full nameJosefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born23 August 1989 (1989-08-23) (age 34)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)ILCA 6, Europe
Club Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoLaser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Vilareal de Santo AntonioEurope
Silver medal – second place2014 SantanderLaser Radial

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989 in Nyköping) is a Swedish sports sailor.[1][2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 6th place.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial.[3]

Achievements

As of 23 July 2021[4]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
2006Europe World ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark13thEurope class
2008Europe World ChampionshipsVila Real de Santo António, Portugal1stEurope class
2009Laser European ChampionshipsCharlottenlund, Denmark9thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World ChampionshipsKaratsu, Japan36thLaser Radial class
2010Laser European ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia15thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World ChampionshipsLargs, UK20thLaser Radial class
2011Laser European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15thLaser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsPerth, AUS13thLaser Radial class
2012Laser Radial World ChampionshipsBoltenhagen, Germany18thLaser Radial class
Olympic GamesWeymouth and Portland, UK18thLaser Radial class
2013Laser European ChampionshipsDún Laoghaire, Ireland12thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World ChampionshipsRizhao, China6thLaser Radial class
2014Laser European ChampionshipsSplit, Croatia4thLaser Radial class
ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsSantander, Spain2ndLaser Radial class
2015Laser Radial World ChampionshipsAl-Musannah, Oman5thLaser Radial class
2016Laser European ChampionshipsGran Canaria, Spain2ndLaser Radial class
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6thLaser Radial class
2017Laser Radial World ChampionshipsMedemblik, the Netherlands28thLaser Radial class
2018Sailing World ChampionshipsAarhus, Denmark18thLaser Radial class
2019Laser European ChampionshipsPorto, Portugal5thLaser Radial class
Laser Radial World ChampionshipsSakaiminato, Japan6thLaser Radial class
2020Laser Radial World ChampionshipsMelbourne, Australia6thLaser Radial class
Laser European ChampionshipsGdańsk, Poland13thLaser Radial class

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Sailor Biography". Sailing.org. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (archive)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.