Leif Gordon Wikström (18 August 1918 – 27 January 1991) was a Swedish

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Slaghöken II'' that won the gold medal in the Dragon class at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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1918 births 1991 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Dragon Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailors 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Lysekil Municipality {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub