Stig Andersson (canoeist)

Stig Andersson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mâcon K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1954 Mâcon K-4 1000 m

Stig Andersson (7 August 1927 – 30 April 2016)[1][2] was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 10000 m: 1950, 1954) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1954). Andersson also won six Swedish championships, four Nordic championships and one European championships. As of 2010, he resided in Västervik.

References

  1. ^ För 60 år sedan tog de VM-guld
  2. ^ Sveriges dödbok 1860–2017 (Version 7.0). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2018. ISBN 9789188341310