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Thomas Johanson

For those of a similar name, see Tomas Johansson.

Thomas Johanson
Personal information
Full nameThomas Mark Mikael Johanson
Born (1969-06-03) 3 June 1969 (age 55)
Helsinki, Finland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser
49er
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 49er class

Thomas Mark Mikael 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][2] In 2008–2009, he was a crew member on yacht Ericsson 3 and in 2011–12 on yacht PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race.[3][4]

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

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Johanson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race: 2008-09". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race: 2011-12". Retrieved 16 March 2019.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Johanson