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{{short description|American sailor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox sailor
| name           = Magnus Liljedahl
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| nationality    = 
| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|March 6, 1954}}
| birth_place    = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| height         = {{cvt|187|cm|ftin|order=flip}}
| weight         = {{cvt|113|kg|lb|order=flip}}
| classes        = [[Star (sailboat)|Star]], [[Finn class|Finn]]
| club           = {{yachtclub|Coral Reef Yacht Club}}
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| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star|Star]]}}
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'''Magnus Liljedahl''' (born March 6, 1954, in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden) is an American [[sailboat racing|sailor]] and Olympic champion. He competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where he received a gold medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|star class]], together with [[Mark Reynolds (sailor)|Mark Reynolds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=2008-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101855/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |archive-date=2013-10-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/magnus-liljedahl-1.html |title=Magnus Liljedahl}}</ref>

Magnus Liljedahl currently runs a [[non-profit organization]] devoted to [[paralympic]] and Youth sailing named [[Team Paradise]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[World Fit]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://teamparadise.org/ Team Paradise Homepage]
* {{World Sailing|id=USAML74|www=magnus-liljedahl}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|magnus-liljedahl}}
* {{Olympedia}}

{{ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Star}}
{{Star World Champions}}
{{Footer European Champions Star}}

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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)]]
[[Category:American male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Star class world champions]]
[[Category:Swedish emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:US Sailor of the Year]]
[[Category:World champions in sailing for the United States]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg]]


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