Erik Bladström
 Bladström at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
29 March 1918 Västervik, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
21 May 1998 (aged 80) Västervik, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe racing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Westerviks KK, Västervik | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bror Erik Alvar Bladström (29 March 1918 – 21 May 1998) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was the youngest competitor, aged 18.[1][2][3]
Bladström also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm.[1]
References
- 1 2 Erik Bladström. Sports-reference.com
- ↑ Canoeing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. Sports-reference.com
- ↑ Erik Bladström. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
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