Ingvar Hansson (born 19 February 1947) is a

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and Olympic champion. He competed at the

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, where he received a gold medal in the Tempest class, together with

John Albrechtson John Albrechtson (22 July 1936 – 27 August 1985) was a Swedish sailboat racing, sailor. Between 1968 and 1978 he won one Olympic gold medal and three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the world championships. Biography Albrechtson sta ...

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1947 births Living people Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Sweden Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Star class sailors Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub