Erik Bladström
Bror Erik Alvar Bladström (29 March 1918 – 21 May 1998) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was the youngest competitor, aged 18.[1][2][3]
 Bladström at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 March 1918 Västervik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 1998 (aged 80) Västervik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Westerviks KK, Västervik | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bladström also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm.[1]
References
- Erik Bladström Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com
- Canoeing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com
- Erik Bladström. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- 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)
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