Sven Johansson (canoeist)
Sven Bertil Johansson (10 June 1912 – 5 August 1953) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm.[2][3]
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| Born | 10 June 1912 Västervik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1953 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Folding K-2 10000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Westerviks KK, Västervik | ||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1936 Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Raymond Kamber (2009). "INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION MEDAL WINNERS" (PDF). nauticMEDIA, Dornach, Switzerland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
JOHANSSON Sven (SWE) – Silver
- Sven Johansson. Sports-reference.com
- Sven Johansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
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