Lennart Klingström
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| Born | 18 April 1916 Österåker, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 1994 (aged 78) Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström (18 April 1916 – 5 July 1994) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]
Klingström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4×500 m: 1948, 1950; K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Lennart Klingström. Sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Lennart Klingström. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
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- 1916 births
- 1994 deaths
- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Swedish canoeist stubs
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics