Magnus Liljedahl
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Magnus Liljedahl is an American
sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, where he received a gold medal in the star class
, together with Mark Reynolds
.
Magnus Liljedahl currently runs a non-profit organization
devoted to paralympic sailing named Team Paradise
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where he received a gold medal 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...
, together with Mark Reynolds
Mark Reynolds (sailor)
Mark Reynolds is an American Star class sailor and Olympic champion. He has sailed Stars since age four, training with his father who was the 1971 World Champion ....
.
Magnus Liljedahl currently runs a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
devoted to paralympic sailing named Team Paradise