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He took part in six Whitbread/Volvo Ocean races between 1985 and 2009. He won the 1997–98 race with the ''[[EF Language]]''.
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7059_Swedish-Legend-Magnus-Olsson-dies-aged-64.html|title=Race Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64|author=Volvo Ocean Race|work=Volvo Ocean Race|access-date=28 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201073524/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7059_Swedish-Legend-Magnus-Olsson-dies-aged-64.html|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/sailing/sailing-magnus-olsson-dies-in-spain-age-64-8581680.html|title=Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64|author=Stuart Alexander|date=21 April 2013|work=The Independent}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7059_Swedish-Legend-Magnus-Olsson-dies-aged-64.html |title=Race Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64 |author=Volvo Ocean Race |work=Volvo Ocean Race |access-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201073524/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7059_Swedish-Legend-Magnus-Olsson-dies-aged-64.html |archive-date=1 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/sailing/sailing-magnus-olsson-dies-in-spain-age-64-8581680.html |title=Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64 |author=Stuart Alexander |date=21 April 2013 |work=The Independent}}</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
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| 2/10 || || 1993-1994 || [[1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60|Whitbread 60]] || Intrum Justitia || ||
| 2/10 || || 1993-1994 || [[1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60|Whitbread 60]] || Intrum Justitia || ||
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| 1/10 || || 1997-1998 || [[1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60]] || EF Language || ||
| 1/10 || || 1997-1998 || [[1997–1998 Whitbread Round the World Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60]] || EF Language || ||
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|-
| 2/8 || || 2001-2002 || [[2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60]] || Assa Abloy || ||
| 2/8 || || 2001-2002 || [[2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race]] || [[Volvo Ocean 60]] || Assa Abloy || ||
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| 5/7 || Skipper || 2008-2009 || [[2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race]] || [[Volvo Open 70]] || Ericsson 3 || Mentor of youth team who became skipper || <ref>https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Magnus-Olsson-is-Ericsson-3s-skipper-for-Leg-5-of-Volvo-Ocean-Race/-53572?source=bing</ref>
| 5/7 || Skipper || 2008-2009 || [[2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race]] || [[Volvo Open 70]] || Ericsson 3 || Mentor of youth team who became skipper || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Magnus-Olsson-is-Ericsson-3s-skipper-for-Leg-5-of-Volvo-Ocean-Race/-53572?source=bing |title=Magnus Olsson is Ericsson 3's skipper for Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race}}</ref>
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! colspan=8 | '''Other Events'''
! colspan=8 | '''Other Events'''
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| 31st || || 2002 || [[Melges 24 World Championships]] || [[Melges 24]] || || [[Travemünde]], Germany || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.sailing.org/sailors/biog.php?memberid=191145|title=Sailor Biography}}</ref>
| 31st || || 2002 || [[Melges 24 World Championships]]|| [[Melges 24]] || || [[Travemünde]], Germany || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://members.sailing.org/sailors/biog.php?memberid=191145 |title=Sailor Biography: Magnus OLSSON |website=sailing.org |publisher=[[World Sailing]] |access-date=}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{World Sailing|id=SWEMO4|www=magnus-olsson}}
* {{ISAF sailor|191145}}


{{Swedish Sailor of the Year}}
{{Swedish Sailor of the Year}}
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[[Category:Swedish male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Swedish male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors]]
[[Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen]]




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Latest revision as of 05:20, 29 November 2024

Magnus Olsson
Magnus Olsson (2012)
Personal information
Born4 January 1949
Bromma, Stockholm
Died20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (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]

Achievements

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Pos. Role Year Event Class Boat Name Note Ref
Round the World Races
8/15 1985-1986 1985–1986 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Drum
5/23 1989-1990 1985–1986 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Ketch The Card
2/10 1993-1994 1993–1994 Whitbread Round the World Race Whitbread 60 Intrum Justitia
1/10 1997-1998 1997–1998 Whitbread Round the World Race Volvo Ocean 60 EF Language
2/8 2001-2002 2001–2002 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean 60 Assa Abloy
5/7 Skipper 2008-2009 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Open 70 Ericsson 3 Mentor of youth team who became skipper [3]
Other Events
31st 2002 Melges 24 World Championships Melges 24 Travemünde, Germany [4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Stuart Alexander (21 April 2013). "Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64". The Independent.
  3. ^ "Magnus Olsson is Ericsson 3's skipper for Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race".
  4. ^ "Sailor Biography: Magnus OLSSON". sailing.org. World Sailing.
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