Anders Ekström
Encyclopedia
Anders Ekström is a Swedish
sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf
sailed together in the Star class
, winning the Star world championship, the Star European championship, finishing 14th at Athens in 2004
, and winning the bronze medal at Beijing in 2008.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf
Fredrik Lööf
Fredrik Lööf Fredrik Lööf Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in five Summer Olympics, winning two bronze medals...
sailed together in the Star class
Star (sailboat)
The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...
, winning the Star world championship, the Star European championship, finishing 14th at Athens in 2004
Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Star class
These are the results of the men's Star class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...
, and winning the bronze medal at Beijing in 2008.