Ragnar Svensson (sailor)
Ragnar Svensson | |||||||
Nationality: | Sweden | ||||||
Birthday: | December 31, 1882 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Gothenburg , Sweden | ||||||
Date of death: | 5th June 1959 | ||||||
Place of death: | Öckerö , Sweden | ||||||
Society: | Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap (GKSS) | ||||||
Boat classes: | 40 m² skerry cruiser | ||||||
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Ragnar Ossian Svensson (born December 31, 1882 in Gothenburg , † June 5, 1959 in Öckerö ) was a Swedish sailor and architect .
successes
Ragnar Svensson, who for the Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap ( German Royal Gothenburg Sailing Society ) sailed secured in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 40-m-class silver medal. Alongside Percy Almstedt and Erik Mellbin, under skipper Gustaf Svensson, he was a crew member of Elsie , one of two boats of his class in the competition.
Both yachts came from Sweden, between which there was no real competition on the water. The regatta consisted of three races. In the first, both participating yachts Sif and Elsie were disqualified because they had not sailed the correct course. In the second race, Sif won because Elsie had problems with her rigging and could not finish the race. Elsie could not fix these problems until the third race and therefore could not start. So Sif sailed the course alone and won the gold medal.
From 1904 to 1907 Svensson studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm . He then worked as an architect in his native Gothenburg, where he constructed numerous buildings.
Web links
- Ragnar Svensson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ragnar Svensson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
- Ragnar Svensson at kulturnav.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sailing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Mixed 40 m² - Summary in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on July 17, 2020.
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SURNAME | Svensson, Ragnar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svensson, Ragnar Ossian (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor and architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1882 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1959 |
Place of death | Öckerö , Sweden |