Magnus Wassén
 Wassén circa 1952 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sten Magnus Wassén | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1920 Partille, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2014 (aged 93) Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | 5.5 Metre | ||||||||||||||
| Club |  Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sten Magnus Wassén (1 September 1920 – 23 June 2014) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Together with his elder brother Folke he won a bronze medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Hojwa in the 5.5 metre class event.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magnus Wassén". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Magnus Wassén. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
[edit]- Magnus Wassén at World Sailing
- Magnus Wassén at Olympics.com
- Magnus Wassén at Olympedia
- Magnus Wassén at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2014 deaths
- Swedish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailors
- People from Partille Municipality
- Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
- 20th-century Swedish people
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish yacht racing biography stubs