Stig Andersson (canoeist)

Stig Andersson (7 August 1927 – 30 April 2016)[1][2] was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 10000 m: 1950, 1954) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1954). Andersson also won six Swedish championships, four Nordic championships and one European championships. As of 2010, he resided in Västervik.

Stig Andersson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mâcon K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1954 Mâcon K-4 1000 m

References

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  1. ^ För 60 år sedan tog de VM-guld
  2. ^ Sveriges dödbok 1860–2017 (Version 7.0). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2018. ISBN 9789188341310
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