Göran Andersson (born 14 February 1956) is a sailor from

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, who represented his country at the

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, as crew member in the

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. With helmsman Jan Andersson and fellow crew member Bertil Larsson they took the 8th place.

References

Living people 1956 births Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Sweden People from Älvdalen Municipality Swedish male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Dalarna County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub