Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939) should not be confused with Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956).
Göran Andersson | |
Full Name: | Thore Göran Andersson |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1939 |
Birth Place: | Lysekil, Sweden |
Death Place: | Skärhamn, Sweden |
Classes: | Finn, OK |
Club: | Marstrands Segelsällskap |
Thore Göran Andersson (4 October 1939 – 18 November 2020) was a Swedish Olympic sailor and sailmaker.
Born in Lysekil, Göran Andersson represented Marstrands Segelsällskap.[1] Andersson competed in the Finn event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 28th.[2] He continued to the OK class and won two OK World Championship, in 1965 and 1966.[1] [3]
Andersson worked as a sailmaker, founding and running the Marinex loft in Marstrand.[1] In 2020, he was inducted to the Swedish Sailing Federation Hall of Fame as its 12th inductee.[1] [4]
Andersson died on 18 November 2020 in Skärhamn.[5] His yacht club Marstrands Segelsällskap has named an OK regatta named after him, the Göran Andersson Cup.[6] [7]