Fredrik Lööf

Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals.[1] He won the gold medal in Star with Max Salminen at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medals in Finn in the 2000 Summer Olympics and with Anders Ekström in Star in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Fredrik Lööf
Fredrik Lööf at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full nameMax Emil Fredrik Lööf
Nationality Sweden
Born (1969-12-13) 13 December 1969
Kristinehamn, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Star
ClubKristinehamns Kanotseglare, Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Star class
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Finn class
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Star class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Pärnu Finn class
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gdańsk Finn class
Gold medal – first place 1999 Melbourne Finn class
Gold medal – first place 2001 Medemblik Star class
Gold medal – first place 2004 Gaeta Star class
Silver medal – second place 1993 Bangor Finn class
Silver medal – second place 1995 Melbourne Finn class
Silver medal – second place 1998 Athens Finn class
Silver medal – second place 2003 Cádiz Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1996 La Rochelle Finn class

Biography

Fredrik Lööf was born in Kristinehamn close to Vänern on 13 December 1969. He started sailing the Optimist and started racing in the Optimist class at age eight and then continued to the Europe and OK classes.[3]

In 1988, Lööf started sailing Finn to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4] He finished fifth in Finn in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5] In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In addition he won three Finn Gold Cup and finished on the podium another four times.

After the 2000 Olympics, he moved on to the Star class. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th with Anders Ekström in Star.[5] He continued in the class together with Ekström and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lööf sailed together with Max Salminen in the Star class, the team was created and coached by Italian Michele Marchesini. The team were making good results and on the day of the Medal race, the three medallist boats were decided with the Lööf/Salminen crew as potential bronze medallists. In the decisive race Lööf and Salminen made a good effort, while the other boats helmed by Iain Percy and Robert Scheidt were guarding each other. As winners of the Medal race, the Swedish team moved to the first place in the result list and became Olympic champions in the Star class.

Lööf was among the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers, holding the Swedish flag.[6]

Lööf has also won two World Championships in Star, in 2001 and 2004, and finished second once, in 2003. He has won the European Championships in Star three times, and finished on the podium another three times.[7]

In 2001–02, he was a crewmember on yacht AMER SPORTS ONE and in 2005–06 on yacht Pirates of the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean Race.[8][9]

Achievements
As of 27 September 2015[10]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1987OK World ChampionshipLuleå, Sweden4thOk Dinghy
1990Finn Gold CupPorto Carras, Greece12thFinn class
1991Finn Gold CupKingston, Canada4thFinn class
1992Finn Gold CupCádiz, Spain18thFinn class
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain5thFinn class
1993Finn Gold CupBangor, UK2ndFinn class
1994Finn Gold CupTallinn, Estonia1stFinn class
1995Finn Gold CupMelbourne, Australia2ndFinn class
1996Finn Gold CupLa Rochelle, France3rdFinn class
Olympic GamesSavannah, USA5thFinn class
19976 Metre World CupCannes, France10th6 Metre class
Finn Gold CupGdańsk, Poland1stFinn class
1998Finn Gold CupAthens, Greece2ndFinn class
1999Finn Gold CupMelbourne, Australia1stFinn class
2000Finn Gold CupWeymouth, UK8thFinn class
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia3rdFinn class
2001Star World ChampionshipMedemblik, Netherlands1stStar class
2002Star World ChampionshipMarina del Rey, USA14thStar class
2003ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsCádiz, Spain2ndStar class
2004Star World ChampionshipGaeta, Italy1stStar class
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece12thStar class
2005Star World ChampionshipBuenos Aires, Argentina4thStar class
2005Etchells World ChampionshipSan Francisco, USA18thEtchells class
2006Star World ChampionshipSan Francisco, USA5thStar class
2007Melges 24 World ChampionshipSanta Cruz, USA17thMelges 24 class
ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsCascais, Portugal8thStar class
2008Star World ChampionshipMiami, USA11thStar class
Olympic GamesQingdao, China3rdStar class
2009Star World ChampionshipVarberg, Sweden6thStar class
Melges 32 World ChampionshipPorto Cervo, Italy10thMelges 32 class
2010Star World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thStar class
2011ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia5thStar class
2012Star World ChampionshipHyères, France5thStar class
Olympic GamesWeymouth and Portland, UK1stStar class

References
  1. "OS-guld till Lööf och Salminen – OS". SVT.se. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "Tidigare studenten Fredrik Lööf tog OS-guld – GIH". Gih.se. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. C. Hildebrand, ed. (2004). 100 år under segel : svensk segling 1905–2005 : Svenska seglarförbundet. Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget. pp. 145–146. ISBN 91-89564-15-4.
  4. C. Hildebrand, ed. (2004). 100 år under segel : svensk segling 1905–2005 : Svenska seglarförbundet. Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget. p. 146. ISBN 91-89564-15-4.
  5. "Fredrik Lööf" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  6. Foto: William West/Scanpix. "Fredrik Lööf bär fanan på OS-avslutningen – Nyheter P4 Värmland". Sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  7. "Fredrik Lööf – Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". Sok.se. 13 December 1969. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  9. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. "Sailor Biography".
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