Magnus Liljedahl

Magnus Liljedahl medal table
sailing
United States Sweden
Olympic games
gold	Sydney 2000	star
World championships
silver	Marblehead 1997	star
bronze	Punta Ala 1999	star
gold	Annapolis 2000	star

Magnus Liljedahl (born March 6, 1954 in Gothenburg ) is a former American - Swedish sailor .

successes

Magnus Liljedahl took part in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with Mark Reynolds in the Star boat class . With 34 points, they finished the regatta one point ahead of the British boat and five points ahead of the Brazilians, making them Olympic champions . At world championships , Liljedahl secured with Reynolds first silver in Marblehead in 1997 and bronze in Punta Ala in 1999 , before winning the title in 2000 in Annapolis . In 1997, 1998 and 2001 he was European champion, 2001 under the Swedish flag. In 2000, the World Sailing Association named Liljedahl and Reynolds World Sailor of the Year .

Web links

• Magnus Liljedahl in the database of World Sailing (English)
• Magnus Liljedahl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )