Hans Wetterström

Hans Wetterström (11 December 1923 – 17 November 1980) was a Swedish sprint canoer. He competed in the 10,000 m doubles event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and finished in first, second and fourth place, respectively.

Hans Wetterström

Personal information
Born	11 December 1923 Nyköping, Sweden
Died	17 November 1980 (aged 56) Nyköping, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Nyköpings Kanotklubb
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London K-2 10000 m 1952 Helsinki K-2 10000 m World Championships 1948 London K-4 1000 m 1950 Copenhagen K-2 10000 m 1950 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m 1954 Mâcon K-4 10000 m

Wetterström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948) and two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 1950, K-4 10000 m: 1954).

References

• 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)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Wetterström". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
• Hans Wetterström. Swedish Olympic Committee