Thomas Johanson

Thomas Johanson (born 3 June 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 49er Class with Jyrki Järvi at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] In 2008–2009, he was a crewmember on yacht Ericsson 3 and in 2011–12 on yacht PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race.[2][3]

For those of a similar name, see Tomas Johansson.
Thomas Johanson
Personal information
Born (1969-06-03) 3 June 1969
Helsinki
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser
49er
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Sailing
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 49er class

Results
  • 1983 25th, Optimist World Championship. Rio de Janeiro
  • 1984 4th, Optimist World Championship. Kingston, Canada
  • 1986-1990 Top six in every International Europe dinghy regatta.
  • 1991 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. El Masnou, Spain
  • 1992 1st, Open European Championship, Laser class. Mariestad, Sweden
  • 1993 1st, World Championship, Laser class. Takapuna, New Zealand
  • 1994 4th, World Championship, Laser class. Japan
  • 1996 8th, Olympic Games, Laser class. Atlanta
  • 1999 3rd, 49er World Championship. Chile
  • 2000 1st, Olympic Games, 49er class. Sydney
  • 2004 8th, Olympic Games, 49er class. Athens

References
  1. 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 21, 2008)
  2. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  3. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 2019-03-16.


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