Hans Wetterström

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

Hans Wetterström (11 December 1923 – 17 November 1980) was a Swedish canoe sprinter. 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.

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

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
• 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

External links

• Hans Wetterström at Olympedia
• Hans Wetterström at Olympics.com