Karl Magnus Augustson (born 14 Match 1973) is a Swedish Olympic sailor. He finished 7th 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 ...
event at the
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 ...
together with
Hans Wallén
Hans Carl Johan Wallén (born 19 January 1961) is a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and co ...
and
Johan Barne.
Augustson has sailed in multiple
America’s Cup
The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...
s, competing for
Victory Challenge
Victory Challenge was a Swedish yacht racing team that competed in 2003 America's Cup and 2007 America's Cup. The team was initiated in 1999 by Swedish businessman Jan Stenbeck, and after his death in August 2002, his son Hugo Stenbeck took over.
...
in 2003,
Luna Rossa Challenge
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on their first attempt in 2000, but ...
in 2007 and
Artemis Racing in the
2013 America's Cup
The 34th America's Cup was a series of yacht races held in San Francisco Bay on September 2013. The series was contested between the defender Oracle Team USA representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the challenger Emirates Team New Zealand ...
.
References
Swedish male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Sweden
Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailors
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Soling
Artemis Racing sailors
Luna Rossa Challenge sailors
2013 America's Cup sailors
2007 America's Cup sailors
2003 America's Cup sailors
1973 births
Living people
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