Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939)

Thore Göran Andersson (4 October 1939 – 18 November 2020) was a Swedish Olympic sailor and sailmaker.

Not to be confused with Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956).

Göran Andersson
Personal information
Full nameThore Göran Andersson
NationalitySwedish
Born(1939-10-04)4 October 1939
Lysekil, Sweden
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 81)
Skärhamn, Sweden
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, OK
ClubMarstrands Segelsällskap
Medal record
OK World Championship
Gold medal – first place1965 Hayling Island OK class
Gold medal – first place1966 Veerse Meer OK class

Born in Lysekil, Göran Andersson represented Marstrands Segelsällskap.[1] Andersson competed in the Finn event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 28th.[2] He continued to the OK class and won two OK World Championship, in 1965 and 1966.[1][3]

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
  1. "Göran Andersson invald i Hall of Fame". Swedish Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
  2. "Göran Andersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "OKDIA Results".
  4. "Juniorduon prisas efter starka säsongen". Göteborgs-Posten. 12 October 2019.
  5. "Göran Andersson". Swedish Olympic Committee. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021. (in Swedish)
  6. "Marstrands Segelsällskap öppnar säsongen med Göran Andersson Cup". searchmagazine.se.
  7. "MSS hyllar ikonen – Göran Andersson cup en försmak inför sommarens VM i OK-jolle". Kungälvs-Posten. 22 April 2022.


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