Thore Göran Andersson (4 October 1939 – 18 November 2020) was a Swedish Olympic sailor and sailmaker.
Born in Lysekil, Göran Andersson represented Marstrands Segelsällskap.[1] Andersson competed in the Finn event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 28th.[2] He continued to the OK class and won two OK World Championship, in 1965 and 1966.[1][3]
Andersson worked as a sailmaker, founding and running the Marinex loft in Marstrand.[1] In 2020, he was inducted to the Swedish Sailing Federation Hall of Fame as its 12th inductee.[1][4]
Andersson died on 18 November 2020 in Skärhamn.[5] His yacht club Marstrands Segelsällskap has named an OK regatta named after him, the Göran Andersson Cup.[6][7]
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