Sven-Olov Sjödelius

Sven-Olov Sjödelius
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome K-2 1000 m
Gold 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Silver 1950 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m
Silver 1963 Jajce K-1 10000 m
Bronze 1958 Prague K-1 4 x 500 m

Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born June 13, 1933) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1960, 1964).

Sjödelius also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-4 1000 m: 1950) and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1958).

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