Eivind Skabo
Encyclopedia
Eivind Skabo was a Norwegian
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
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Skabio also won a silver medal in K-1 4 x 500 m at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, also in London.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London
London
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Skabio also won a silver medal in K-1 4 x 500 m at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, also in London.