Gert Fredriksson
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Born | 21 November 1919 Nyköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 July 2006 (aged 86) Nyköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.[1]
He also won seven gold medals at the World Championships and 71 medals in the Swedish championships.[1]
Fredriksson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1949. In 1956 he was awarded the trophy by the International Olympic Committee as the number one sportsman in the world, the only canoeist to be presented with this trophy.[2]
Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1946–1955 | K-1 500 m | 2 | ||
K-1 1000 m | 5 | |||
K-1 10000 m | 5 | |||
K-1 4×500 m relay | 5 | |||
Total | 17 |
Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1942–1960 | K-1 500 m | 1 | 1 | |
K-1 1000 m | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
K-1 10000 m | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 32 | 2 | 2 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86. slam.canoe.ca. 6 July 2006
- ^ Gert Fredriksson Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gert Fredriksson. |
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- International Olympic Committee biography
- Slam sports "Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86" July 6 2006 at archive.today (archived 23 June 2007)
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Kayak Pairs 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 475.
- 1919 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Nyköping Municipality
- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics