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.
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| Born | 11 December 1923 Nyköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1980 (aged 56) Nyköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- 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
edit- Hans Wetterström at Olympedia
- Hans Wetterström at Olympics.com
- Hans Wetterström at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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