KARLSSON Lovisa

24 May 1995
26
Female
GOTHENBURG
 
Sweden

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470 14

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Enoshima
Finished
Followed by
Enoshima
Finished
Enoshima
Finished
Followed by
Enoshima
Finished
Zushi
Finished
Followed by
Zushi
Finished
Zushi
Finished
Followed by
Zushi
Finished
Zushi
Finished
Followed by
Zushi
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
344702018Aarhus, DEN
74Laser Radial2014Santander, ESP

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
164702021Vilamoura, POR
274702019Enoshima, JPN
394702017Thessaloniki, GRE

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
84702021Hyeres, FRA
184702019Sanremo, ITA

Class North American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
194702018Miami, FL, USA
214702019Miami, FL, USA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
204702018Miami, FL, USA
224702019Genoa, ITA
254702019Miami, FL, USA
294702018Hyeres, FRA

Class World Championships Juniors
RankEventYearLocation
94702017Enoshima, JPN
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Playing the ukulele, reading. (svensksegling.se, 24 Mar 2021)
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Athlete
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Design - Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SWE
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English, Swedish
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Goteborgs Kungliga Segelsallskap [GKSS] [Sweden]
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Daniel Birgmark [club]
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She began sailing at age 10. (World Sailing profile, 01 Jan 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram team profile, 14 Mar 2021)
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"Sailing is a bit like chess, it is important to be able to think strategically and analytically. It is not always the strongest person who wins." (gp.se, 27 Jul 2017)

General Interest

General
SAILING PARTNER
In 2017 she began sailing in the 470 class with Olivia Bergstrom. Karlsson had been struggling with injuries, while Bergstrom had had difficulties competing in a single-person dinghy, and the duo believed they would be stronger together. "We immediately decided that the goal was the 2020 Olympics." (gp.se, 27 Jul 2017)

FUTURE PLANS
She and her crewmate Olivia Bergstrom initially planned to aim for both the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but a change in the sports programme for the 2024 Games means they have had to alter their plans. "When we started sailing together, we set a long-term goal. The first was to take an Olympic place in Tokyo and the second was to win a medal in Paris in 2024. Then came the sad news that the 470 women [event] will disappear from the Olympic programme and it will be a mixed class. So now we are investing in the Olympics in Tokyo and training because it will happen and we are there. Then we get to see what we do and how and with whom we sail. But we will both continue sailing even after 2021." (svensksegling.se, 24 Jun 2020)

EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION
She has studied towards a degree in design and product development at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has also had jobs as a sailing coach and as a postal worker. (svensksegling.se, 24 Mar 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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