&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Magnus_Olsson_Profile.jpg) Magnus Olsson (2012) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1949 Bromma, Stockholm |
| Died | 20 April 2013 (aged 64) Spain |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | 505, 12mR, VO60, VO70 |
Magnus Olsson (4 January 1949 in Bromma, Stockholm – 20 April 2013 in Spain) was a Swedish competitive sailor.
He took part in six Whitbread/Volvo Ocean races between 1985 and 2009. He won the 1997–98 race with the EF Language.
Magnus Olsson was a coach of Volvo Ocean Race Team SCA until April 2013, when he suffered a stroke and died at a hospital in Lanzarote.[1][2]
- ^ Volvo Ocean Race. "Race Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64". Volvo Ocean Race. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Stuart Alexander (21 April 2013). "Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64". The Independent.