Thor Axelsson

Thor Axelsson

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1948 London	K-2 1000 m
	1948 London	K-2 10000 m
World Championships
	1948 London	K-2 500 m

Ture Wilhelm "Thor" Axelsson (born July 3, 1921, date of death unknown) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events. He was born in Helsinki. Axelsson also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.

References

• 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.
• Thor Axelsson's profile at Sports Reference.com