Oskar_Johansson

Oskar Johansson

Oskar Johansson

Canadian sailor (born 1977)


Oskar Johansson (born 23 June 1977) is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto.

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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

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

  1. 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.



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