Thomas Johanson
Thomas Johanson (born 3 June 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 49er Class with Jyrki Järvi at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] In 2008–2009, he was a crewmember on yacht Ericsson 3 and in 2011–12 on yacht PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race.[2][3]
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| Born | 3 June 1969 Helsinki | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Laser 49er | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
- 1983 25th, Optimist World Championship. Rio de Janeiro
- 1984 4th, Optimist World Championship. Kingston, Canada
- 1986-1990 Top six in every International Europe dinghy regatta.
- 1991 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. El Masnou, Spain
- 1992 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. Mariestad, Sweden
- 1993 1st, World Championship, Laser class. Takapuna, New Zealand
- 1994 4th, World Championship, Laser class. Japan
- 1996 8th, Olympic Games, Laser class. Atlanta
- 1999 3rd, 49er World Championship. Chile
- 2000 1st, Olympic Games, 49er class. Sydney
- 2004 8th, Olympic Games, 49er class. Athens
References
- 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 21, 2008)
- "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
External links
- Thomas Johanson at International Olympic Committee
- Thomas Johanson at Olympedia
- Thomas Johanson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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