Arvid Laurin
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Arvid Laurentius Laurin (born October 3, 1901 in Lysekil , † May 6, 1998 in Sköldinge ) was a Swedish sailor .
successes
Arvid Laurin took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin with Uno Wallentin in the Star boat class . With their boat Sunshine they achieved 64 total points and finished the regatta , which took place in the Olympic harbor Düsternbrook in Kiel , one point ahead of the third-placed Dutch in second place. Behind the Olympic champions Peter Bischoff and Hans-Joachim Weise they received the silver medal.
Laurin was an engineer and created countless boat designs.
Web links
- Arvid Laurin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Arvid Laurin at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
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| SURNAME | Laurin, Arvid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laurin, Arvid Laurentius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lysekil , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1998 |
| Place of death | Sköldinge , Sweden |