Sven-Olov Sjödelius
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Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born June 13, 1933) was a Swedish
sprint canoer
who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1960
, 1964
).
Sjödelius also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-4 1000 m: 1950) and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1958).
Sweden
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sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1960
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
, 1964
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
).
Sjödelius also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-4 1000 m: 1950) and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1958).