Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Göran Andersson |
| Born | 14 February 1956 Älvdalen, Sweden |
| Height | 1.98 m (6.5 ft) |
| Sport | |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Soling |
| Club | Trälhavets Båtklubb |
Göran Andersson (born 14 February 1956) is a Swedish sailor who represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, as crew member in the Soling.[1][2]
Andersson joined the Soling team of Jan Andersson and Bertil Larsson in the autumn of 1979 and by beating the team of Jörgen Sundelin in the Swedish trials during that ended with the 1980 Soling European Championship in Helsinki, they were chosen to represent Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3] With helmsman Jan Andersson and fellow crew member Larsson, they took the eighth place.[4]
Andersson represented Trälhavets Båtklubb.[5]
References
- ^ "Göran Andersson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Dags att bekänna färg". Svenska Dagbladet. 16 July 1980. p. 34.
- ^ ""Vi fattar det knappt" – nya Solinggänget snodde OS-platsen". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 June 1980. p. 36.
- ^ "The Official Report of Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 3: Participants and Results" (PDF). 1981. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Göran Andersson". Swedish Olympic Committee.