Jörgen Sundelin
Peter, Jörgen (center) and Ulf in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jörgen Lars Sundelin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1945 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | 5.5 metre, Dragon, Star | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jörgen Lars Sundelin (born 15 March 1945) is a retired Swedish sailor. Together with his brothers Peter and Ulf he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The brothers also won the 1971 world title in the three-person keelboat (Dragon class) and placed sixth and ninth at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, respectively.[1] Besides sailing, Jörgen and Peter also played ice hockey for Skuru IK.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jörgen Sundelin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Jörgen Sundelin. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jörgen Sundelin.
- Jörgen Sundelin at World Sailing (archive)
- Jörgen Sundelin at Olympics.com
- Jörgen Sundelin at Olympedia
- Jörgen Sundelin at Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (in English)