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Thomas Mark Mikael Johanson (born 3 June 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 49er Class with Jyrki Järvi at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2] In 2008–2009, he was a crew member on yacht Ericsson 3 and in 2011–12 on yacht PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race.[3][4]
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| Full name | Thomas Mark Mikael Johanson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1969 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Laser 49er | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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- 1983 25th, Optimist World Championship. Rio de Janeiro
- 1984 4th, Optimist World Championship. Kingston, Canada
- 1986-1990 Top six in every International Europe dinghy regatta.
- 1991 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. El Masnou, Spain
- 1992 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. Mariestad, Sweden
- 1993 1st, World Championship, Laser class. Takapuna, New Zealand
- 1994 4th, World Championship, Laser class. Japan
- 1996 8th, Olympic Games, Laser class. Atlanta
- 1999 3rd, 49er World Championship. Chile
- 2000 1st, Olympic Games, 49er class. Sydney
- 2004 8th, Olympic Games, 49er class. Athens
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