Johan Andersen (canoeist)

Johan Frederik Kobberup Andersen (24 January 1920 – 7 May 2003) was a Danish sprint canoeist from Aarhus who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Johan Andersen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1950 Copenhagen K-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London K-1 4 x 500 m

Andersen also won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1950), a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950), and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1948).

References edit

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederik Kobberup Andersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30.

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