Roger Nilson

{{short description|Swedish sailor and physician (born 1949)}}

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Roger Nilson (born 5 March 1949) is a Swedish sailor and physician.{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/ingen-terapi-fick-mig-att-se-vad-jag-gjorde |title=Ingen terapi fick mig att se vad jag gjorde |author=Agneta Lagercrantz |work=SvD.se |language=sv |date=4 September 2007}} He has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race seven times: he sailed with Alaska Eagle in 1981–82, Drum in 1985–86, The Card in 1989–90, Intrum Justitia in 1993–94, Swedish Match in 1997–98, Amer Sports One in 2001–02, Telefónica Black in 2008–09.{{Cite web |url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content_v2/media/files/m42767_crew-a-z-1973-2015-master.pdf |title=Volvo Ocean Race: Crew List A – Z (1973-2015) |access-date=2015-09-24 |archive-date=2015-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016170655/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/static/assets/content_v2/media/files/m42767_crew-a-z-1973-2015-master.pdf |url-status=dead }}