Josefin Olsson

Josefin Anna Louise Olsson (born 23 August 1989) is a Swedish sailor primarily focusing on single-handed dinghies, who won a silver medal in the Laser Radial event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and also holds a silver medal from the Laser Radial World Championship and a World champion title from the Europe class.

Career Josefin Anna Louise Olsson was born 23 August 1989 in Saint Nicholas parish in Nyköping, Sweden. She started sailing in Oxelösunds Segelsällskap in nearby Oxelösund. She won the 2008 Europe World Championships in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal, ahead of Danish Anne-Marie Rindom and Anette Viborg Andreasen. In 2008, she was awarded the Halvan trophy for best position by a youth Swedish sailor by the Swedish Sailing Federation.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 18th place.

She competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in sixth place. This time, she won a silver medal after having won the medal race.

In 2024, Olsson was again qualified for the Olympic sailing event and carried the Swedish flag during the opening ceremony. In the Laser Radial event, she finished 17th.

Achievements

Olympics 2012 2012 Olympic Games Weymouth and Portland, 18th Laser Radial class 2016 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, 6th Laser Radial class 2020 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo, 2nd Laser Radial class 2024 2024 Olympic Games Marseille, 17th Laser Radial class

World Championships

2006 Europe World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 13th Europe class 2008 Europe World Championships Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1st Europe class 2009 Laser Radial World Championships Karatsu, Japan 36th Laser Radial class 2010 Laser Radial World Championships Largs, UK 20th Laser Radial class 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth, AUS 13th Laser Radial class 2012 Laser Radial World Championships Boltenhagen, Germany 18th Laser Radial class 2013 Laser Radial World Championships Rizhao, China 6th Laser Radial class 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships Santander, Spain 2nd Laser Radial class 2015 Laser Radial World Championships Al-Musannah, Oman 5th Laser Radial class 2017 Laser Radial World Championships Medemblik, the Netherlands 28th Laser Radial class 2018 Sailing World Championships Aarhus, Denmark 18th Laser Radial class 2019 Laser Radial World Championships Sakaiminato, Japan 6th Laser Radial class 2020 Laser Radial World Championships Melbourne, Australia 6th Laser Radial class 2022 Laser Radial World Championships 4th Laser Radial class 2024 Laser Radial World Championships 9th Laser Radial class 2024 J/70 World Championship 75th J/70 Open

Others

2009 Laser European Championships Charlottenlund, Denmark 9th Laser Radial class 2010 Laser European Championships Tallinn, Estonia 15th Laser Radial class 2011 Laser European Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th Laser Radial class 2013 Laser European Championships Dún Laoghaire, Ireland 12th Laser Radial class 2014 Laser European Championships Split, Croatia 4th Laser Radial class 2016 Laser European Championships Gran Canaria, Spain 2nd Laser Radial class 2019 Laser European Championships Porto, Portugal 5th Laser Radial class 2020 Laser European Championships Gdańsk, Poland 13th Laser Radial class