Karl Suneson
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| Full name | Karl Ossian Militz Suneson | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1975 Bankeryd, Jönköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Class | Dinghy | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Wilhel Suneson | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karl Ossian Militz Suneson (born June 30, 1975 in Bankeryd, Jönköping) is a retired Swedish sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] He obtained two medals in his respective category at the ISAF Sailing World Championships (1999 and 2002), and also represented his nation Sweden in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[2][3] Suneson trained throughout most of his sporting career for the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (Template:Lang-sv) in Saltsjöbaden under his personal coach and father Wilhel Suneson.[4]
Suneson made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed fourteenth in the Laser class with a grade of 107, falling short from the top ten spot by a thirteen-point deficit.[5]
Two years later, Suneson reached the summit of his sailing career upon taking home the gold medal at the European Championships in Vallensbæk, Denmark.[2][6] Two months after celebrating his first victory, Suneson sailed a marvelous stretch to add a silver in his collection at the ISAF World Championships in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States with a net score of 40, finishing behind Brazil's Robert Scheidt by fifteen points.[7][8]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Suneson qualified for his second Swedish team in the Laser class by placing eleventh and obtaining a berth from the 2003 ISAF World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[2][9] Unlike his previous Olympics, Suneson had a solid feat to climb extensively in sixth place with a remarkable grade of 104 net points in the series, but faded his chance of an Olympic medal after his mediocre effort on the final race.[10][11]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl Suneson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Karl tog guld i EM: Nu satsar jag på OS" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Seglaren som blev buddhist" (in Swedish). Jnytt.se. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Birgmark tar täten i OS-jakten" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 131. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "EM-guld till Suneson" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 21 July 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Scheidt wins Laser title". CNN. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Suneson fick nöja sig med silver" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Waldner uttagen till OS i Aten" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sailing: Mixed Laser Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Suneson slutlig sexa i laser" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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