Sven Salén

Sven Salén
Sven Salén (1959)
Nationality:	Sweden
Birthday:	November 7, 1890
Place of birth:	Borås
Date of death:	29th October 1969
Place of death:	Stockholm
Society:	Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet
Boat classes:	6 meter class
Medal table
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Olympic games bronze Berlin 1936 6 meter class

Sven Gustaf Salén (born November 7, 1890 in Borås , † October 29, 1969 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sailor .

successes

Sven Salén, who sailed for the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , took part in two Olympic Games in the 6-meter class . In 1936 he was the skipper of May Be at the Berlin Games and scored 62 total points with two wins in seven races. The May Be , whose crew consisted of Torsten Lord , Lennart Ekdahl , Martin Hindorff and his wife Dagmar Salén , finished the regatta taking place in the Olympic harbor in Düsternbrook in Kiel in third place behind Great Britain and Norway. In 1952 he sailed in Helsinki on the May Be VII , but this time just missed another medal in fourth place.

As early as 1927, Salén received the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal after winning the Gold Cup in the 6 meter class. From 1922 to 1962 he was managing director of the Salén shipping company he founded himself.

Web links

Commons : Sven Salén  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sven Salén in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Sven Salén at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)