Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 49er
A 49er class two- handed sailing dinghy competition formed part of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Seventeen crews took part.
The gold medal was won by Jyrki Järvi and Thomas Johanson of Finland.
Thomas Johanson
Thomas Johanson( born 3 June 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion.
He won a gold medal in the" 49er Class" with Jyrki Järvi at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
In 2008 – 2009, he was a crewmember on yacht Ericsson 3 and in 2011- 12 on yacht PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race.
Lacordaire
Several people share the surname Lacordaire:
Ranu Devi Adhikari
Ranu Devi Adhikari( 1936 – present) is a singer of Nepal.
She was also one of the prominent leaders of the Nepali Congress party.
She is the first female singer of Radio Nepal.
She used to sing revolutionary songs like" Jaago Nepali" on radio Nepal, to ignite fire in the hearts of the Nepalese people during the times of oppression.
She is the younger sister of the late Nona Koirala.
She, along with her sister, brother- in- law Yuvaraj Adhikari and other members of the Koirala family were part of the revolution that led to the ultimate downfall of the Rana regime.
Ranu Devi was also a history teacher at Ballika Vidyalaya in Biratnagar.
She married Tirtha Prasad Adhikari.
She has three children, namely Archana Sharma, Alpana Regmi, and her youngest and only son Avin Adhikari.
Yuvaraj Adhikari
Yuvaraj Adhikari( 1920- 1983) was a Nepalese politician belonging to the Nepali Congress Party.
He was in the forefront of the leaders who took part in 1947 Biratnagar jute mill strike along with Girija Prasad Koirala, Tarini Prasad Koirala, Man Mohan Adhikari.
He was among the six National Congress leaders i.e. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala, Tarini Prasad Koirala, Gehendrahari Sharma, Manmohan Adhikari who were taken to Kathmandu as the prisoners of conscience from Biratnagar via the land routes.
It took 24 days for them to reach Kathmandu on foot, and was jailed at a Sundarijal- based prison after completing the walk.
He was in active role in and after abolition of Rana rule.
Later he was arrested and imprisoned by King Mahendra following the 1960 royal coup.
Upon his release, Adhikari, was exiled to India along with other leaders and workers of the party and returned home following a government to grant him amnesty.
He was then involved in underground politics to abolish the Panchayati regime.
Jyrki Järvi
Jyrki Heikki Järvi( born 7 February 1966 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion.
Nicknamed" JJ" Järvi won a gold medal in the" 49er Class" with Thomas Johanson at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Chehraa (1999 film)
Chehraa is a 1999 Indian Hindi film directed by Gautam Adhikari and produced by Markand Adhikari.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Ranu Devi Adhikari
Ranu Devi Adhikari( 1936 – present) is a singer of Nepal.
She was also one of the prominent leaders of the Nepali Congress party.
She is the first female singer of Radio Nepal.
She used to sing revolutionary songs like" Jaago Nepali" on radio Nepal, to ignite fire in the hearts of the Nepalese people during the times of oppression.
She is the younger sister of the late Nona Koirala.
She, along with her sister, brother- in- law Yuvaraj Adhikari and other members of the Koirala family were part of the revolution that led to the ultimate downfall of the Rana regime.
Ranu Devi was also a history teacher at Ballika Vidyalaya in Biratnagar.
She married Tirtha Prasad Adhikari.
She has three children, namely Archana Sharma, Alpana Regmi, and her youngest and only son Avin Adhikari.
Jyrki Järvi
Jyrki Heikki Järvi( born 7 February 1966 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion.
Nicknamed" JJ" Järvi won a gold medal in the" 49er Class" with Thomas Johanson at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Question: Do Yuvaraj Adhikari and Thomas Johanson share the same nationality?
Answer: no