# John Albrechtson

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Swedish sailor (1936–1985)

John Albrechtson Personal information Nationality Sweden Born (1936-07-22)22 July 1936[1] Gothenburg, Sweden[1] Died 27 August 1985(1985-08-27) (aged 49)[1] Västra Frölunda, Sweden[1] Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Vikingaflottiljen (1968) Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club (1972–76)[1] Class(es) Star, Tempest

**John Albrechtson** (22 July 1936 – 27 August 1985) was a Swedish [sailor](/source/Sailboat_racing). Between 1968 and 1978 he won one Olympic gold medal and three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the world championships.[2]

## Biography

Albrechtson started his sailing career in the [Stjärnbåt](/source/Stj%C3%A4rnb%C3%A5t) class and moved on to [Star](/source/Star_(sailboat)) class in 1957. He won his first Star Swedish Championships in 1966. The same year, together with [Paul Elvstrøm](/source/Paul_Elvstr%C3%B8m), he won the [Star World Championship](/source/Star_World_Championship).[3]

Between 1971 and 1978 Albrechtson competed in the [Tempest](/source/Tempest_(keelboat)) class.[3] At the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics) he won the Olympic gold medal together with [Ingvar Hansson](/source/Ingvar_Hansson). He also competed at the [1968](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics) and [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics), placing ninth and fourth, respectively.[4] At the 1980 Games he was part of Swedish reserve team.[1]

Albrechtson committed suicide in [Västra Frölunda](/source/V%C3%A4stra_Fr%C3%B6lunda) aged 49.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sok_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sok_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sok_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-sok_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-sok_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-sok_1-5) [John Albrechtsson](https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/john-albrechtsson.html). Swedish Olympic Committee

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-ol-YAT1976_2-0)** ["1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043711/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=YAT). *databaseOlympics.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=YAT) on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nautiska_förlaget_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nautiska_förlaget_3-1) C. Hildebrand, ed. (2004). *100 år under segel : svensk segling 1905–2005 : Svenska seglarförbundet*. Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget. p. 148. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [91-89564-15-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/91-89564-15-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["John Albrechtson"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150910215939/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/john-albrechtson-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/john-albrechtson-1.html) on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Olympedia_5-0)** ["John Albrechtson"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61126). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

## External links

- [John Albrechtson](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=SWEJA9) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [John Albrechtson](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/john-albrechtson) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [John Albrechtson](https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/john-albrechtsson.html) at the [Swedish Olympic Committee](/source/Swedish_Olympic_Committee) (in Swedish)

- [John Albrechtson](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61126) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

v t e Olympic champions in Tempest 1972: Valentin Mankin & Vitaly Dyrdyra (URS) 1976: John Albrechtson & Ingvar Hansson (SWE)

v t e World champions in Star 1923: Inslee & Nelson 1924: Robinson & Knapp 1925: Iselin & Willis 1926: Comstock & Gidley 1927: Hubbard & Edwards 1928: Edrington & Gray 1929: G. Johnson & L. Johnson 1930: Knapp & Weed 1931: McHugh & Watkins 1932: Fink & Thorne 1933: Waterhouse & Metcalf 1934: Beardslee & Lehmann 1935: Beardslee & Lehmann 1936: Iselin & Horder 1937: Wegeforth & Phillips 1938: von Hütschler & Weise 1939: von Hütschler & Beyn 1940: J. Cowie & G. Cowie 1941: Fleitz & Severence 1942: Nye & Fahlstrom 1943: Deacon & Roehm 1944: Driscoll & Burnham 1945: Burnham & North 1946: Fleitz & Krug 1947: Knowles & Levin 1948: Pirie & Rugeroni 1949: Nye & Fahlström 1950: Lippincott & Levin 1951: E. W. Etchells & M. Etchelles 1952: Straulino & Rode 1953: Straulino & Rode 1954: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1955: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1956: Straulino & Rode 1957: North & Hill 1958: Ficker & Yorston 1959: North & Carlile 1960: North & Skahill 1961: W. E. Buchan & Knight 1962: Stearns & L. Williams 1963: Duplin & Dolan 1964: D. Edler & K. Edler 1965: Bever & Lewsadder 1966: Elvstrøm & Albrechtson 1967: Elvstrøm & Mik-Meyer 1969: Petterson & Schröder 1970: W. E. Buchan & Sutter 1971: Conner & J. Reynolds 1972: Kuhweide & Meyer 1973: North & Barrett 1974: Blackaller & Anderson 1975: Schoonmaker & Ford 1976: Allsopp & Guhin 1977: Conner & Anderson 1978: Melges & Josenhans 1979: Melges & Josenhans 1980: Blackaller & Shaw 1981: Hagen & Hösch 1982: Gorostegui & Doreste 1983: Gorostegui & Doreste 1984: Gorla & Peraboni 1985: W. E. Buchan & Erickson 1986: Brun & Schreiner 1987: Adams & Olsen 1988: Cayard & Erickson 1989: Adler & Falcão 1990: T. Grael & Ferreira 1991: Benamati & Salani 1992: W. C. Buchan & Schreiner 1993: Londrigan & Trinter 1994: MacDonald & Jespersen 1995: M. Reynolds & Haenel 1996: Chieffi & Sinibaldi 1997: Hagen & Ferreira 1998: Beashel & Giles 1999: Doyle & Olsen 2000: M. Reynolds & Liljedahl 2001: Lööf & Finnsgård 2002: Percy & Mitchell 2003: Rohart & Rambeau 2004: Lööf & Ekström 2005: Rohart & Rambeau 2006: Pepper & C. Williams 2007: Scheidt & Prada 2008: Kusznierewicz & Życki 2009: Szabo & Peters 2010: Percy & Simpson 2011: Scheidt & Prada 2012: Scheidt & Prada 2013: MacCausland & Trinter 2014: Stanjek & Kleen 2015: L. Grael & Gonçalves 2016: Diaz & Prada 2017: Melleby & Revkin 2018: Zarif & Hamelmann 2019: Kusznierewicz & Prada 2020: cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Negri & Kleen 2022: Negri & Lambertenghi 2025: Cayard & Kleen

v t e Swedish champions in Star 1932: Gedda & Scherman 1933: Dag Sundén-Cullberg & Daniel Sundén-Cullberg 1934: Dag Sundén-Cullberg & Daniel Sundén-Cullberg 1935: Dag Sundén-Cullberg & Daniel Sundén-Cullberg 1936: S. Hedberg & Kumlien 1937: von Rosen 1938: Christiansen 1939: Christiansen 1940: Plym 1941: A. Bonnier & B. Bonnier 1942: Verne & Gulde 1943: Billberg & Jansson 1944: Plym 1945: Berg & Arnell 1946: Melin & Edding 1947: Berg & Arnell 1948: Börjesson & Olsson 1949: Melin & Engqvist 1950: Löfgren & S. Carlsson 1951: Löfgren & S. Carlsson 1952: Melin & B. Carlsson 1953: P. Chancerel & Parent 1954: S. Carlsson & O. Carlsson 1955: Fischer & Wunderlich 1956: B. Chancerel & Parent 1957: S. Carlsson & Per-Olof Karlsson 1958: C. de Bokay & A. de Bokay 1959: S. Carlsson & Per-Olof Karlsson 1960: Engwall & Åkerson 1961: Schrauder & Scheidegger 1962: H. Tallberg & P. Tallberg 1963: P. Petterson & Sundström 1964: Bjerkander & Hultman 1965: P. Tallberg & H. Tallberg 1966: Albrechtson & Svensson 1967: Albrechtson & Norrman 1968: Wennerström & Christensson 1969: Albrechtson & B. Johansson 1970: P. Petterson & Westerdahl 1971: Wennerström & Christensson 1972: P. Petterson & Westerdahl 1973: Tell & B. Larsson 1974: S. Carlsson & O. Carlsson 1975: Engwall & Malmlund 1976: S. Carlsson & U. Carlsson 1977: S. Carlsson & C. Petterson 1978: B. Larsson & Tell 1979: Wennerström & Roslund 1980: Albrechtson & I. Hansson 1981: Wallén & Dubois 1982: Löfstedt & Alsén 1983: K. Carlsson & Eyermann 1984: Gorostegui & Doreste 1985: K. Carlsson & Oljelund 1986: M. Johansson & M. Hansson 1987: M. Johansson & M. Hansson 1988: Hagen & Girr 1989: M. Johansson & Hemlin 1990: Wallén & M. Hansson 1991: Wallén & Lohse 1992: Wallén & Lohse 1993: M. Johansson & Hemlin 1994: Wallén & Lohse 1995: Sandberg & Björnberg 1996: M. Johansson & Hemlin 1997: O. Johansson & D. Hansson 1998: Schroeder & Ebel 1999: O. Johansson & Edwall 2000: M. Johansson & Möller 2001: M. Johansson & Möller 2002: J. Hedberg & M. Larsson 2003: Lööf & Ekström 2004: Holm & Olesen 2005: Ljungkvist & Alm 2006: Lööf & Ekström 2007: Löfstedt & M. Larsson 2008: Löfstedt & M. Larsson 2009: M. Johansson & Möller 2010: M. Johansson & Möller 2011: Philip Carlson & B. Peterson 2012: Philip Carlson & B. Peterson 2013: Philip Carlson & B. Peterson 2014: Philip Carlson & B. Peterson 2015: Löfstedt & M. Larsson

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