Lovisa Karlsson

Lovisa Karlsson
Personal information
Full nameEmma Lovisa Karlsson
NationalitySwedish
Born (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 29)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sailing career
Class(es)470, ILCA 6, Europe
ClubRoyal Gothenburg Yacht Club
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 470 mixed
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Çeşme Mixed 470
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sanremo Mixed 470

Emma Lovisa Karlsson (born 24 May 1995) is a Swedish sailor.[1] She represented Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th in women's 470 event, and won the 2022 European Championships in the mixed 470 event.

Karlsson represents the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club.[2]

Sailing career

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2020 Olympics with Bergström

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Lovisa Karlsson, together with Olivia Bergström, qualified to represent Sweden in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, competing in the women's 470 event and ranking 14th.[3][4][2]

Mixed 470 with Dahlberg (since 2022)

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After the 2020 Summer Olympics and the end of the women's 470 event in the Olympics, Karlsson teamed up with Anton Dahlberg, silver medalist in the men's event in the same Olympics, to campaign for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] They made their first regatta together in the 2022 Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères, which they won.[6]

In September 2022, Dahlberg and Karlsson won the 470 European Championships in Çeşme, Turkey.[7] At the 2022 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam a month later, they finished 13th and therefore not qualified for the medal race.[8]

Dahlberg and Karlsson successfully defended their 470 European Championships title in May 2023 in Sanremo, one point ahead of German crew Anna Markfort and Simon Diesch.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Sailor Biography: Lovisa Karlsson". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lovisa Karlsson". Olympedia.
  3. ^ "Sailing: KARLSSON Lovisa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Lovisa Karlsson | NBC Olympics". nbcolympics.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Anton och Lovisa i topp i världscupen i 470 Mixed". Båtliv. 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Segling: Svensk seger i nya OS-klassen". Sveriges Television. TT. 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Segling: Svenskt EM-guld i segling till Lovisa Karlsson och Anton Dahlberg". Sveriges Television. TT. 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Anton och Lovisa slutar på 13:e plats på VM". Royal Swedish Yacht Club. 29 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Sverige försvarade EM-guldet efter jätterysare". Dagens Nyheter. 20 May 2023.
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