Gert Fredriksson
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's canoeing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1948 London | K-1 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1948 London | K-1 10,000 m | |
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | K-1 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | K-1 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | K-1 10,000 m | |
| Gold | 1960 Rome | K-2 1000 m | |
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | K-1 10,000 m | |
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | K-1 1000 m | |
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (November 21, 1919 – July 5, 2006) was a Swedish kayaker.
He was the most successful male canoeist ever, having gained medals in a succession of Swedish, Nordic, World and Olympic championships from 1942 - 1960. Fredriksson remains the most successful Swede at the Olympics, winning six gold medals at four Olympics. [1]
Fredriksson won his first Olympic gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics winning the 1,000 and 10,000 metre events. His margin of victory in the 10,000 metres was 30.5 seconds which is still an Olympic record in the event. [2]
He also won seven gold medals at the World Championships and 71 medals in the Swedish championships. [3]
Frederiksson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1949. In 1956 he was awarded the Mohammad Taher trophy by the International Olympic Comittee as the number one sportsman in the world, the only canoeist to be presented with this trophy.
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1948 | 1000m K1 | 1 | ||
| 10000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | 1000m K1 | 1 | ||
| 10000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | 1000m K1 | 1 | ||
| 10000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | 1000m K1 | 1 | ||
| 1000m K2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1948 | 500m K1 | 1 | ||
| 4 x 500m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1950 | 1000m K1 | 1 | ||
| 10000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 4 x 500m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | 500m K1 | 1 | ||
| 1000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 4 x 500m K1 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | 500m K1 | 1 | ||
| 1000m K1 | 1 | |||
| 4 x 500m K1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1946 -1955 | 500m K1 | 2 | ||
| 1000m K1 | 5 | |||
| 10000m K1 | 5 | |||
| 4 x 500m K1 | 5 | |||
| Total | 17 |
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1942 -1960 | 500m K1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1000m K1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10000m K1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] References
- Slam sports "Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86" July 6 2006
- International Olympic Committee biography
| Preceded by William Grut |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1949 |
Succeeded by Lennart Bergelin |
