Sven-Olov Sjödelius
Sven-Olov Sjödelius (13 June 1933 – 29 March 2018)[1][2] was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, as well as three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
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Born | Svärta, Sweden | 13 June 1933|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 March 2018 84) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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- Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Swedish Olympic Committee
- 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)
- Sven-Olov Sjödelius at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sven-Olov Sjödelius at the International Olympic Committee
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