Background
Fredrik Lööf was born in Kristinehamn close to Vänern on 13 December 1969.
Fredrik Lööf was born in Kristinehamn close to Vänern on 13 December 1969.
He finished fifth in Finn in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He started sailing the Optimist and started racing in the Optimist class at age eight and then continued to the Europe and Oklahoma classes. In 1988 Lööf started sailing Finn to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the 2000 Olympics, he moved on to the Star class.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th with Anders Ekström in Star.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lööf sailed together with Max Salminen in the Star class, the team was created and coached by Italian Michele Marchesini. The team were making good results and on the day of the Medal race, the three medallist boats were decided with the Lööf/Salminen crew as potential bronze medallists.
In the decisive race Lööf and Salminen made a good effort, while the other boats helmed by Iain Percy and Robert Scheidt were guarding each other. As winners of the Medal race, the Swedish team moved to the first place in the result list and became Olympic champions in the Star class.
Lööf will be amongst the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers, holding the Swedish flag.