Jörgen Lars Sundelin (born 15 March 1945) is a retired Swedish

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. Together with his brothers

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and Ulf he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The brothers also won the 1971 world title in the three-person keelboat ( Dragon class) and placed sixth and ninth at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, respectively. Besides sailing, Jörgen and Peter also played

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for

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.Jörgen Sundelin

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* * * * 1945 births Living people Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Soling class sailors Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub