Sven-Olov Sjödelius
 Sven-Olov Sjödelius at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 June 1933 Svärta, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 March 2018 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sven-Olov Sjödelius (13 June 1933 – 29 March 2018) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, as well as three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Sjödelius died of respiratory failure on 30 March 2018 at the age of 84.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ OS-hjälten från Nyköping har gått ur tiden (in Swedish)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Sports-reference.com profile Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
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