Hugo Johnson

Hugo Johnson
Hugo Johnson (1940s)
Nationality:	Sweden
Birthday:	February 29, 1908
Place of birth:	Gothenburg
Date of death:	June 6, 1983
Place of death:	Juan-les-Pins , France
Society:	Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap (GKSS)
Boat classes:	Dragons
Medal table
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Olympic games silver London 1948 Dragons

Viktor Hugo Johnson (born February 29, 1908 in Gothenburg , † June 6, 1983 in Juan-les-Pins , France ) was a Swedish sailor .

successes

Hugo Johnson, who sailed for the Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap , took part in the kite boat class at the 1948 Olympic Games in London . Alongside Gösta Brodin, he was a crew member of the Slaghoken , skippered by Folke Bohlin . In a total of seven races, the Slaghoken secured a victory and was among other things second three times, so that they finished the regatta taking place in Torquay in second place with 4621 total points, giving the Swedes the silver medal behind the Pan by Thor Thorvaldsen from Norway and before the Snap received from William Berntsen from Denmark.

Web links

• Hugo Johnson in the database of World Sailing (English)
• Hugo Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Hugo Johnson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)