Vendela Elin Birgitta Zachrisson-Santén (née Zachrisson; born 11 June 1978 in

Göteborg 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 a p ...

) is a Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in the

470 class The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork is ...

at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, together with

Therese Torgersson Therese Torgersson (born March 28, 1976 in Göteborg) is a Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆν ...

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* * * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Gothenburg Swedish female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic sailors of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 470 class world champions World champions in sailing for Sweden {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub