Lennart Klingström
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| Full name | Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1916 Österåker, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 1994 (aged 78) Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström (18 April 1916 – 5 July 1994) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]
Klingström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4×500 m: 1948, 1950; K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lennart Klingström. Sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Lennart Klingström. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
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- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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