Stig Andersson (canoeist)

Stig Andersson (7 August 1927 30 April 2016)[1][2] was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 10000 m: 1950, 1954) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1954). Andersson also won six Swedish championships, four Nordic championships and one European championships. As of 2010, he resided in Västervik.

Stig Andersson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 CopenhagenK-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1954 MâconK-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1954 MâconK-4 1000 m

References

  1. För 60 år sedan tog de VM-guld
  2. Sveriges dödbok 1860–2017 (Version 7.0). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2018. ISBN 9789188341310


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