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Oskar Johansson 
Summary
Oskar Johansson (born 23 June 1977) is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto.
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1977 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| College team |  Queen's University at Kingston | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship in 2000 and competed in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and finished in 15th place.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished 4th in the Tornado class with partner Kevin Stittle.
Career highlights edit
Results:
- Silver Medal – Tornado class – World Championships – 2008
- Gold Medal – Sunfish Class – Pan Am Games – 1999
- 4th place – Tornado class – Olympic Games – 2008
- Gold Medal – Tornado class – French World Cup (Hyères) – 2007
- 15th Place – Tornado class – Olympic Games – 2004
- Silver Medal – Sunfish Class – World Championships – 2000
- Gold Medal – Laser class – ISCA North American Singlehanded Championships – 1999–2000 season
- 7x Canadian Tornado Champion – 2002–08
- 2x North American Tornado Champion – 2006–07
- Canada's Cup 2011[2]
Awards:
- Canadian Rolex Sailor of the Year - 2012
- Sport Alliance of Ontario – Team of the Year Finalist – 2008
- Canadian Yachting Association – Male Athlete of the Year – 2008
- 2 x Ontario Sailor of the Year – 2000, 2008
- ICSA All American Honorable Mention – 2001
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oskar Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Canada Wins Cup".
External links edit
- Oskar Johansson at World Sailing
- Oskar Johansson at Olympics.com
- Oskar Johansson at Team Canada
- Oskar Johansson at Olympedia
