Göran Petersson

Göran Petersson (born 1942), is a Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official.

For the Swedish footballer, see Göran Petersson (footballer). For the Swedish politician, see Göran Pettersson.

Petersson got his law degree (jur.kand.) from Lund University in 1967, and has been a lawyer since 1977. He worked until his retirement[1] at Advokatfirman Vinge in Gothenburg.[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.[3]

During the period 2009-2017, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[4][5]

References
  1. "Swedish Lawyer society". Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. Vinge: Göran Petersson Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 3, 2009
  3. "A Short History of World Sailing". ISAF. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. "Göran Petersson, President of the International Sailing Federation, has today been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee". ISAF - World Sailing. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  5. "Contact Directory IOC active members". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2017-11-09.


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