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Magnus Olsson (sailor)

Magnus Olsson
Magnus Olsson (2012)
Personal information
Born4 January 1949
Bromma, Stockholm
Died20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 64)
Spain
Sailing career
Class(es)505, 12mR, VO60, VO70

Magnus Olsson (4 January 1949 in Bromma, Stockholm – 20 April 2013 in Spain) was a Swedish competitive sailor.

He took part in six Whitbread/Volvo Ocean races between 1985 and 2009. He won the 1997–98 race with the EF Language.

Magnus Olsson was a coach of Volvo Ocean Race Team SCA until April 2013, when he suffered a stroke and died at a hospital in Lanzarote.[1][2]

Achievements

Pos. Role Year Event Class Boat Name Note Ref
Round the World Races
8/15 1985-1986 1985–1986 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Drum
5/23 1989-1990 1985–1986 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Ketch The Card
2/10 1993-1994 1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race Whitbread 60 Intrum Justitia
1/10 1997-1998 1997–1998 Whitbread Round the World Race Volvo Ocean 60 EF Language
2/8 2001-2002 2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean 60 Assa Abloy
5/7 Skipper 2008-2009 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Open 70 Ericsson 3 Mentor of youth team who became skipper [3]
Other Events
31st 2002 Melges 24 World Championships Melges 24 Travemünde, Germany [4]

References

  1. ^ Volvo Ocean Race. "Race Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64". Volvo Ocean Race. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ Stuart Alexander (21 April 2013). "Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64". The Independent.
  3. ^ "Magnus Olsson is Ericsson 3's skipper for Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race".
  4. ^ "Sailor Biography: Magnus OLSSON". sailing.org. World Sailing.


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