Johan Mats Rikard Barne (born 4 April 1964 in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

) is a Swedish Olympic sailor in the

Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soli ...

class. Barne competed in

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, finishing fifth in the Soling in the 1992 edition, 13th in 1996 and 7th in 2000. He has received the honorary award ”Sailor of the Year” from the Swedish Sailing Federation six times, more than any other sailor.

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* * * 1964 births Living people Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Sweden 5.5 Metre class sailors World Champions in 5.5 Metre TP52 class world champions World champions in sailing for Sweden Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailors Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Soling Sportspeople from Gothenburg {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub