Oskar Johansson
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1977 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||
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| College team |  Queen's University at Kingston | ||||||||||||||
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Oskar Johansson (born 23 June 1977) is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto.
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
- ^ 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
- Oskar Johansson at World Sailing
- Oskar Johansson at Olympics.com
- Oskar Johansson at Team Canada
- Oskar Johansson at Olympedia
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- Sailors at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Canadian people of Swedish descent
- Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
- Pan American Games medalists in sailing
- Queen's Golden Gaels sailors
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