Gunnar Åkerlund
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Gunnar Åkerlund and Hans Wetterström at the 1948 Olympics
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| Born | 20 November 1923 Nyköping, Sweden |
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| Died | 4 October 2006 (aged 82) Nyköping, Sweden |
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund (20 November 1923 – 4 October 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two Olympic medals in the K-2 10000 m event: a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952.
Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1950).[1][2]
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- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
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- ↑ Gunnar Åkerlund. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ Gunnar Åkerlund. Sports-reference.com
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