John Sebastian Östling (born 2 June 1984 in Onsala, Kungsbacka) is a Swedish sailor, who specializes in the 470 class, a two-person dinghy.[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 representing Royal Swedish Yacht Club throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach and mentor Per Frykholm.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Sebastian Östling |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 2 June 1984 Onsala, Kungsbacka, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | 470 |
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club[1] |
| Coach | Per Frykholm[1] |
Saling career
editOlympic 470 campaigns with Dahlberg (2007–2012)
editSebastian Östling and Anton Dahlberg had gone to the same national sports' secondary school (Swedish: riksidrottsgymnasium), but started to sail together first when they both were studying at the Stockholm School of Economics.[3] Dahlberg and Östling finished 35th out of 112 in the men's 470 event at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cascais, taking in a bullet in the first race of the opening series.[4]
Östling made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he paired up with skipper Dahlberg in the men's 470 class. The Swedish duo finished 15th 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.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Östling 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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
Olympic 470 campaign with Molund
editÖstling then paired with Johan Molund aiming for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] The duo won the 2015 Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik.[11]
Results
edit- As of 27 September 2015[12]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Sebastian Östling". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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.
- ^ Kahl, Per (8 July 2012). "OS-porträtt: 470-seglarna". Sveriges Radio.
- ^ Men's ISAF 470 World Championship - Cascais - Portugal - 4-13 July 2007 (PDF), International 470 Class
- ^ "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 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. 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.
- ^ "Petades & slutade – satsar nu på OS". 30 January 2015.
- ^ "World Sailing - Delta Lloyd Regatta".
- ^ "Sailor Biography". members.sailing.org. Retrieved 27 September 2015.[dead link]
External links
edit- Sebastian Östling at World Sailing
- Sebastian Östling at Olympics.com
- Sebastian Östling at Olympedia
- Sebastian Ostling at NBC 2012 Olympics website at archive.today (archived 14 September 2013)
- Sebastian Östling at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation) (archive)
