Gunnar Johansson (canoeist)

Gunnar Johansson (23 March 1919 – 11 December 1998) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won two medals at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm with a gold in the K-2 10000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.

Gunnar Johansson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1938 VaxholmK-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1938 VaxholmK-4 1000 m

Johannsson also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events, finishing sixth in both.

References
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gunnar Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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