Wilhelm Törsleff, who was a member of the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , won the bronze medal in the 8-meter class at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam . He was a crew member of the Sylvia , which had two victories in seven races and was third behind the French boat L'Aile VI and the Dutch on the Hollandia . The Swedes and the Dutch came first twice with the Sylvia and, like the Hollandia , reached second place twice, but ultimately the number of third places in theHollandia amounted to three times, while Sylvia only once. The crew of Sylvia , led by skipper Clarence Hammar , also included Tore Holm , John Sandblom and his sons Philip and Carl Sandblom .
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