Sport canoe sprint Height 1.76 m Role Coach | Name Gert Fredriksson Club Nykopings Kanotklubb Weight 72 kg | |
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Born 21 November 1919 Nykoping, Sweden Died July 5, 2006, Nykoping, Sweden Olympic medals Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 10000 metres People also search for Thorvald Stromberg, Sixten Jernberg | ||
Interview with gert fredriksson for the olympic games in rome in 1960 16 9
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds (1948: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1952: K-1 1000 m, 1956: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1960: K-2 1000 m), one silver (1952: K-1 10000 m), and one bronze (K-1 1000 m). At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team.
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- Interview with gert fredriksson for the olympic games in rome in 1960 16 9
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He was the most successful male canoeist ever, having gained medals in a succession of Swedish, Nordic, World and Olympic championships from 1942 to 1960. With six gold medals Fredriksson remains the most successful Swede at the Olympics.
He also won seven gold medals at the World Championships and 71 medals in the Swedish championships.
Fredriksson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1949. In 1956 he was awarded the Mohammad Taher trophy by the International Olympic Committee as the number one sportsman in the world, the only canoeist to be presented with this trophy.
1948 london olympic sweden kayak gert fredriksson 16 9
