OLSSON Josefin

Date of Birth: 23 Aug 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.72/5'7''

Place of birth: NYKOPING

Birth Country:

Sweden

Place of residence : NYKOPING

Residence Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kamakura	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 01 #1	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 02 #2	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 03 #3	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 04 #4	Finished
	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 10 #10	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Medal Race #11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Laser Radial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
18	Laser Radial	2012	London, GBR

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Laser Radial	2014	Santander, ESP
13	Laser Radial	2011	Fremantle, WA, AUS
18	Laser Radial	2018	Aarhus, DEN

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Laser Radial	2020	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
6	Laser Radial	2019	Sakaiminato, JPN
28	Laser Radial	2017	Medemblik, NED

Class European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Laser Radial	2019	Porto, POR
13	Laser Radial	2020	Gdansk, POL

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Laser Radial	2019	Enoshima, JPN
3	Laser Radial	2018	Gamagori, JPN
7	Laser Radial	2018	Miami, FL, USA
9	Laser Radial	2019	Miami, FL, USA
10	Laser Radial	2018	Hyeres, FRA
12	Laser Radial	2020	Enoshima, JPN
20	Laser Radial	2018	Marseille, FRA
21	Laser Radial	2021	Medemblik, NED

Jossan (svensksegling.se, 20 Jul 2019)

Music, movies. (svensksegling.se, 29 Oct 2019)

Occupation:

Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Languages spoken:

English, Swedish

Kungliga Svenska Segel Sallskapet [KSSS] [Saltsjobaden, SWE]

In 2012 she injured her foot while out running, but made a full recovery in time for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (arkiv.mitti.se, 26 Jun 2012)

She began sailing at age eight at her family's country house near Stockholm, Sweden. (olssonsailing.se, 26 Mar 2012; searchmagazine.se, 02 Mar 2012)

"When I was younger I actually didn't enjoy racing. I remember once I didn't want to race and instead went with my parents in the motorboat while my brother was sailing. It was really boring to just watch and not be able to sail myself. After that I began racing more and more and it gradually became a lot more fun." (searchmagazine.se, 02 Mar 2012)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (International Laser Class Association - ILCA Facebook page, 26 Feb 2020)

In 2014 she was named Swedish Sailor of the Year by the Swedish Sailing Federation. (tangosailing.nu, 12 Oct 2014)

General Interest

General
JAPAN EXPERIENCE
In 2019 she spent time sailing in Japan, finishing sixth in the Laser Radial at the 2019 Class World Championships in Sakaiminato and competing at the World Cup event in Enoshima. "Sea breeze weather, weak in the day and stronger in the afternoons. It will surely be extremely hot [during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo]. I like being in Japan, especially on the water. I enjoy the good training days; mixed conditions with fun and tough race training. And after a couple of days with lots of showers we got some sun. Then there are also major cultural differences, with the food and so on, but I like the peace [and quiet]." (hamnen.se, 20 Aug 2019; pakryss.se, 27 Jul 2019; sn.se, 05 Jul 2019; searchmagazine.se, 04 May 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/josefin.olsson.7399
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/olssonsailing
https://instagram.com/josefin__olsson
Athlete Website: http://www.olssonsailing.se/
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=79919

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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