Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939)
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Thore Göran Andersson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thore Göran Andersson |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 4 October 1939 Lysekil, Sweden |
| Died | 18 November 2020 (aged 81) Skärhamn, Sweden |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Finn, OK |
| Club | Marstrands Segelsällskap |
Thore Göran Andersson (4 October 1939 – 18 November 2020) was a Swedish Olympic sailor and sailmaker.
Born in
Andersson worked as a sailmaker, founding and running the Marinex loft in Marstrand.[1] In 2020, he was inducted to the Swedish Sailing Federation Hall of Fame as its 12th inductee.[1][4]
Andersson died on 18 November 2020 in Skärhamn.[5] His yacht club Marstrands Segelsällskap has named an OK regatta named after him, the Göran Andersson Cup.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Göran Andersson invald i Hall of Fame". Swedish Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Göran Andersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "OKDIA Results".
- ^ "Juniorduon prisas efter starka säsongen". Göteborgs-Posten. 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Göran Andersson". Swedish Olympic Committee. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021. (in Swedish)
- ^ "Marstrands Segelsällskap öppnar säsongen med Göran Andersson Cup". searchmagazine.se.
- ^ "MSS hyllar ikonen – Göran Andersson cup en försmak inför sommarens VM i OK-jolle". Kungälvs-Posten. 22 April 2022.
External links
- Göran Andersson at Olympedia
- Göran Andersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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