Arndt Johan Norrgård (born 21 May 1942 in Helsinki) is a

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'' ...

from Finland. Norrgård represented his country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

. Norrgård took 12th place in the

Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics until the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics as "Sa ...

with Peter Tallberg as helmsman and Johan Tallberg as fellow crew member.

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Living people 1948 births Sailors (sport) from Helsinki Finnish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Finland Nyländska Jaktklubben sailors 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub