Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939) explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Göran Andersson invald i Hall of Fame . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110104945/http://www.svensksegling.se/Nyheter/Startsidesnyheter/2019Q4/gorananderssoninvaldihalloffame . 10 November 2019 . Swedish Sailing Federation.
2. Web site: Göran Andersson . Olympedia . 4 June 2020.
3. Web site: OKDIA Results .
4. News: Juniorduon prisas efter starka säsongen . . 12 October 2019 .
5. Web site: Göran Andersson. 12 January 2021. Swedish Olympic Committee. 12 January 2021.
6. Web site: Marstrands Segelsällskap öppnar säsongen med Göran Andersson Cup. searchmagazine.se.
7. Web site: MSS hyllar ikonen – Göran Andersson cup en försmak inför sommarens VM i OK-jolle . 22 April 2022 . .