Lars Sigurd Björkström (born 19 November 1943) is a Swedish-born Brazilian

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'' ...

and Olympic Champion. He competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in Moscow and won a gold medal with

Alexandre Welter Alexandre "Alex" Welter (born 30 June 1953) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''Tornado Class'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, alongside Lars Sigurd Bjorkstrom Lars is a common male name in Scandin ...

in the

Tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...

class.

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* * * 1943 births Living people Brazilian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Tornado Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Brazilian people of Swedish descent Swedish emigrants to Brazil Knights of the Order of Ipiranga 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-Olympic-medalist-stub