Sebastian Östling
John Sebastian Östling (born 2 June 1984 in Onsala, Kungsbacka) is a Swedish sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented Sweden, along with his partner Anton Dahlberg, in two editions of the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012), and has also been training for Royal Swedish Yacht Club (Swedish: Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet) throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach and mentor Per Frykholm.[1] As of September 2013, Ostling is ranked no. 25 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.
Personal information | |
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Full name | John Sebastian Östling |
Nationality | |
Born | Onsala, Kungsbacka, Sweden | 2 June 1984
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sailing career | |
Class(es) | 470 |
Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club[1] |
Coach | Per Frykholm[1] |
Ostling made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he paired up with skipper Anton Dahlberg in the men's 470 class. The Swedish duo finished fifteenth in a ten-round opening series with a net score of 111, trailing Israelis Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal by a narrow, three-point gap from the final standings.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Ostling competed for the second time as a crew member in the men's 470 class by finishing eleventh and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[4][5] Teaming again with Dahlberg in the opening series, the Swedish duo mounted four top 10 finishes to guarantee a spot in the final race, but fell short for the podium with an accumulated net score of 123 points and a tenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats.[6][7]
Results
- As of 27 September 2015[8]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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1997 | Optimist World Championships | Carrickfergus, UK | 68th | Optimist class |
1999 | Optimist World Championships | Martinique, France | 39th | Optimist class |
2007 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Cascais, Portugal | 35th | 470 class |
2008 | 470 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 51st | 470 class |
Olympic Games | Qingdao, China | 15th | 470 class | |
2009 | 470 World Championships | Rungsted, Denmark | 24th | 470 class |
2010 | 470 World Championships | Hague, the Netherlands | 14th | 470 class |
2011 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Perth, Australia | 11th | 470 class |
2012 | Olympic Games | Weymouth and Portland, UK | 10th | 470 class |
2013 | 49er World Championships | Marseille, France | 73rd | 49er class |
References
- "Sebastian Östling". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sebastian Östling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- "Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- "Swedish 470 Teams Confirmed For Olympics". 470 World Championships. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- "Four Different Race Winners Enjoy a Cracking Opening in Perth". 470 World Championships. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- "Men's 470". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- "Svenskarna sänkte sina medaljchanser" [Swedes lowered their medal chances] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- https://members.sailing.org/sailors/biog.php?memberid=66011&js=1
External links
- SOK Profile (in Swedish)
- Sebastian Östling at World Sailing
- NBC Olympics Profile