Göran Petersson
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Göran Krister Petersson (born 2 July 1942) is a Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official.[1]
Born in Gothenburg, Petersson grew a sailing interest in his youth.[1] A sailor in the 505 and Dragon classes, he has won a Swedish championship in 505.[2]
Petersson got his law degree (jur. kand.) from Lund University in 1967, and has been a lawyer since 1977. He worked until his retirement[3] at Advokatfirman Vinge in Gothenburg.[4]
Petersson was a four-time member of the international jury for the sailing competitions at the Summer Olympics; he was a member of the 1980 and 1984 juries, and chairman of the 1992 and 1996 international juries.[2] He also was chairman of the jury for the 1992 America's Cup.[2]
During the period 2004–2012 Petersson was the president of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), where he succeeded Paul Henderson. He was succeeded by Carlo Croce.[5]
During the period 2009–2017, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[6][7]
In 1995, he was awarded H. M. The King's Medal of the 8th size for his contributions to the sport of sailing.[2] In 2022, Petersson was inducted in the Swedish Sailing Federation's Sailing Hall of Fame as its 15th inductee.[2]
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