Josefin Olsson

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sports sailor.^[1][2]

Josefin Olsson

Personal information
Full name	Josefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born	(1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35) Nyköping, Sweden
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	ILCA 6, Europe
Club	Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record Sailing Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Laser Radial World Championships 2008 Vilareal de Santo Antonio Europe 2014 Santander Laser Radial

Career

From Nyköping, Olsson stated sailing in Oxelösunds Segelsällskap.^[3] She won the 2008 Europe World Championships in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal ahead of Danish Anne-Marie Rindom and Anette Viborg Andreasen.^[4] In 2008, she was awarded the Halvan trophy for best position by a youth Swedish sailor by the Swedish Sailing Federation.^[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 6th place.^[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial.^[6] This time, she won a silver medal after having won the medal race.^[7]

In 2024, Olsson was again qualified for the Olympic sailing event and carried the Swedish flag during the opening ceremony.^[8] In the Laser Radial event, she finished 17th.^[9]

Achievements

As of 23 July 2021^[10]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
2006	Europe World Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	13th	Europe class
2008	Europe World Championships	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	1st	Europe class
2009	Laser European Championships	Charlottenlund, Denmark	9th	Laser Radial class
	Laser Radial World Championships	Karatsu, Japan	36th	Laser Radial class
2010	Laser European Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	15th	Laser Radial class
	Laser Radial World Championships	Largs, UK	20th	Laser Radial class
2011	Laser European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th	Laser Radial class
	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Perth, AUS	13th	Laser Radial class
2012	Laser Radial World Championships	Boltenhagen, Germany	18th	Laser Radial class
	Olympic Games	Weymouth and Portland, UK	18th	Laser Radial class
2013	Laser European Championships	Dún Laoghaire, Ireland	12th	Laser Radial class
	Laser Radial World Championships	Rizhao, China	6th	Laser Radial class
2014	Laser European Championships	Split, Croatia	4th	Laser Radial class
	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Santander, Spain	2nd	Laser Radial class
2015	Laser Radial World Championships	Al-Musannah, Oman	5th	Laser Radial class
2016	Laser European Championships	Gran Canaria, Spain	2nd	Laser Radial class
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Laser Radial class
2017	Laser Radial World Championships	Medemblik, the Netherlands	28th	Laser Radial class
2018	Sailing World Championships	Aarhus, Denmark	18th	Laser Radial class
2019	Laser European Championships	Porto, Portugal	5th	Laser Radial class
	Laser Radial World Championships	Sakaiminato, Japan	6th	Laser Radial class
2020	Laser Radial World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	6th	Laser Radial class
	Laser European Championships	Gdańsk, Poland	13th	Laser Radial class

References

1. "Josefin Olsson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josefin Olsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
3. "Josefin efter OS-silverbragden: "Vi kollade diskusen och tänkte: Jag vill också ha en medalj!"". August 2021.
4. "World – women – International Europe Class Union".
5. "Utmärkelser".
6. "Sailing: OLSSON Josefin". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
7. "Segling: Josefin Olsson tar OS-silver i laser radial". August 2021.
8. "Sport: Peder Fredricson och Josefin Olsson blir fanbärare för Sverige i OS". 25 July 2024.
9. "OS över för blågula fanbäraren Olsson". 5 August 2024.
10. "Sailor Biography". Sailing.org. Retrieved 27 September 2015. (archive)

External links

• Josefin Olsson at World Sailing
• Josefin Olsson at Olympics.com
• Josefin Olsson at Olympedia
• Josefin Olsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)