Magnus Olsson (sailor) explained

Magnus Olsson
Birth Date:	4 January 1949
Birth Place:	Bromma, Stockholm
Death Place:	Spain
Classes:	505, 12mR, VO60, VO70
Show-Medals:	yes

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64 . Volvo Ocean Race . Volvo Ocean Race . 28 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170201073524/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/7059_Swedish-Legend-Magnus-Olsson-dies-aged-64.html . 1 February 2017 . dead.
2. Web site: Sailing: Magnus Olsson dies in Spain, age 64 . Stuart Alexander . 21 April 2013 . The Independent.
3. Web site: Magnus Olsson is Ericsson 3's skipper for Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race.
4. Web site: Sailor Biography: Magnus OLSSON . sailing.org . .