Arne Karlsson (sailor)
Arne Karlsson 
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| Birthday: | March 23, 1936 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Örebro | ||||||
| Size: | 174 cm | ||||||
| Weight: | 76 kg | ||||||
| Society: | Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet (KSSS) | ||||||
| Boat classes: | 5.5 meter class | ||||||
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Ernst Arne Karlsson (born March 23, 1936 in Örebro ) is a former Swedish sailor .
successes
Arne Karlsson, who was a member of the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , took part in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo . He did this alongside Sture Stork as a crew member of skipper Lars Thörn . With the Rush VII , after two first and four fourth places, they only had to admit defeat to Barrenjoey from Australia, controlled by Bill Northam , and thus won the silver medal in front of the American bingo by skipper John McNamara .
Thörn and Stork became Olympic champions in 1956 with Karlsson's father Hjalmar Karlsson . His brother Per-Olof also took part in an Olympic sailing regatta in Rome in 1960 .
Web links
- Arne Karlsson in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Arne Karlsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Arne Karlsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
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| SURNAME | Karlsson, Arne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karlsson, Ernst Arne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örebro , Sweden |