 Fredrik Lööf at theSwedish Sports Awards inside theStockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Max Emil Fredrik Lööf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1969-12-13)13 December 1969 (age 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn,Star | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kristinehamns Kanotseglare,Royal Swedish Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 inKristinehamn, Sweden) is aSwedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals.[1] He won the gold medal inStar withMax Salminen at the2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medals inFinn in the2000 Summer Olympics and withAnders Ekström inStar in the2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Fredrik Lööf was born inKristinehamn close toVänern on 13 December 1969. He started sailing theOptimist and started racing in the Optimist class at age eight and then continued to theEurope andOK classes.[3]
In 1988, Lööf started sailingFinn to qualify for the1992 Summer Olympics.[4] He finished fifth inFinn in the1992 Summer Olympics and the1996 Summer Olympics.[5] In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the2000 Summer Olympics. In addition he won threeFinn Gold Cup and finished on the podium another four times.
After the 2000 Olympics, he moved on to theStar class. In the2004 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th withAnders Ekström inStar.[5] He continued in the class together with Ekström and won the bronze medal at the2008 Summer Olympics.
In the2012 Summer Olympics, Lööf sailed together withMax Salminen in the Star class, the team was created and coached by Italian Michele Marchesini. The team were making good results and on the day of the Medal race, the three medallist boats were decided with the Lööf/Salminen crew as potential bronze medallists. In the decisive race Lööf and Salminen made a good effort, while the other boats helmed byIain Percy andRobert Scheidt were guarding each other. As winners of the Medal race, the Swedish team moved to the first place in the result list and became Olympic champions in the Star class.
Lööf was among the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers, holding the Swedish flag.[6]
Lööf has also won two World Championships in Star, in 2001 and 2004, and finished second once, in 2003. He has won the European Championships in Star three times, and finished on the podium another three times.[7]
In 2001–02, he was a crewmember on yacht AMER SPORTS ONE and in 2005–06 on yacht Pirates of the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean Race.[8][9]
| Year | Venue | Pos. | Class |
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| 1992 | Barcelona, ESP | 5th | Finn class |
| 1996 | Savannah, Georgia, USA | 5th | Finn class |
| 2000 | Sydney, AUS | 3rd | Finn class |
| 2004 | Athens, GRE | 12th | Star class |
| 2008 | Qingdao, CHN | 3rd | Star class |
| 2012 | Weymouth and Portland, GBR | 1st | Star class |
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