Magnus Liljedahl

{{short description|American sailor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Magnus Liljedahl | image = | caption = | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 6, 1954}} | birth_place = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden | height = {{cvt|187|cm|ftin|order=flip}} | weight = {{cvt|113|kg|lb|order=flip}} | classes = [[Star (sailboat)|Star]], [[Finn class|Finn]] | club = {{yachtclub|Coral Reef Yacht Club}} | collegeteam = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star|Star]]}} }}

'''Magnus Liljedahl''' (born March 6, 1954, in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden) is an American [[sailboat racing|sailor]] and Olympic champion. He competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where he received a gold medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|star class]], together with [[Mark Reynolds (sailor)|Mark Reynolds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=2008-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101855/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |archive-date=2013-10-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/magnus-liljedahl-1.html |title=Magnus Liljedahl}}</ref>

Magnus Liljedahl currently runs a [[non-profit organization]] devoted to [[paralympic]] and Youth sailing named [[Team Paradise]].

==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} * [[World Fit]]

== References == <references/>

==External links== * [http://teamparadise.org/ Team Paradise Homepage] * {{World Sailing|id=USAML74|www=magnus-liljedahl}} * {{Olympics.com profile|magnus-liljedahl}} * {{Olympedia}}

{{ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Star}} {{Star World Champions}} {{Footer European Champions Star}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liljedahl, Magnus}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American male sailors (sport)]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing]] [[Category:Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Star class world champions]] [[Category:Swedish emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:World champions in sailing for the United States]] [[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]] [[Category:Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg]] [[Category:Star class sailors]]