Nils Björklöf
Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1948 London | K-2 1000 m | |
1948 London | K-2 10000 m | |
World Championships | ||
1948 London | K-2 500 m |
Nils Björklöf (April 12, 1921 – July 16, 1987) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events.
Björklöf also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London.
Though born in Finland, Björklöf died in Stockholm.
Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.