Sven Johansson (canoeist)

Swedish canoer, 1912-1953
The basics

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IntroSwedish canoer, 1912-1953
PlacesSweden
wasCanoer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth10 June 1912, Västervik, Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden
Death5 August 1953 (aged 41 years)
The details

Biography

for the politicians see Sven Johansson (politician)

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.

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