Josefin Olsson

Josefin Olsson
Personal information
Full nameJosefin Anna Louise Olsson
Born (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)ILCA 6, Europe
Club Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Laser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Vilareal de Santo Antonio Europe
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santander Laser Radial

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sports sailor.[1][2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 6th place.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial.[3]

  1. ^ "Josefin Olsson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josefin Olsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Sailing: OLSSON Josefin". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.