Sven Johansson
Encyclopedia
Sven Bertil Johansson (June 10, 1912 – August 5, 1953) was a Swedish
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin
.
Johansson also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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Johansson also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm
Vaxholm
Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav...
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