Ingvar Hansson
| Ingvar Hansson medal table |
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 Sweden
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| Olympic games | ||
| gold | Montreal 1976 | Tempest |
| World championships | ||
| silver | Laredo 1974 | star |
| silver | Association Iceland 1975 | Tempest |
| gold | Strömstad 1977 | Tempest |
| gold | Castelletto 1978 | Tempest |
Gert Ingvar Severin Hansson (born February 19, 1947 in Gothenburg ) is a former Swedish sailor .
successes
Ingvar Hansson took part in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and 1976 in Montreal with John Albrechtson in the boat class Tempest part. In 1972 they just missed winning a medal in fourth place, before they became Olympic champions together four years later . With three wins in seven races and a total of only 14 points, they won the regatta by a large margin over the Soviet and US boats. In 1974 Hansson was first runner-up in the Starboot as well as in 1975 in Tempest, before he and Albrechtson won the title in 1977 and 1978 in Tempest. They were also able to win the title at the European Championships.
Web links
- Ingvar Hansson in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Ingvar Hansson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ingvar Hansson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
Olympic champion in the Tempest class
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hansson, Ingvar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hansson, Gert Ingvar Severin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |