Boris Jacobsson

Boris Alvar Jacobsson (13 September 1937 – 10 February 2013) was a Swedish sailor in the Finn class.

Boris Jacobsson

Personal information
Full name	Boris Alvar Jacobsson
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1937-09-13)13 September 1937 Uppsala, Sweden
Died	10 February 2013(2013-02-10) (aged 75) Uppsala, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Sailing career
Class	Finn
Club	Uppsala KF
Medal record Sailing Representing  Sweden World championships 1962 Tönsberg Finn class 1963 Medemblik Finn class European championships 1962 Kiel Finn class 1963 Tihany Finn class

Jacobsson was born in Uppsala and represented Uppsala Kanotförening.^[1] He won the 1962 Finn European Championship in Kiel, surpassing French Francis Jammes on the last day.^[2] In August 1962, he won a silver medal in the World championship, the Finn Gold Cup, in Tönsberg behind Swedish Arne Åkerson.^[3]

In 1963, he repeated the results in both the World and European championships: first silver-medalling at the World championship in Medemblik,^[4] and then defending the European title in Tihany.^[5]

He competed in the Finn event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and finished 14th.^[6]

Jacobsson died in Uppsala in 2013.^[1]