Alfred Christensen

Alfred Christensen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
1948 London K-2 500 m

Alfred Christensen (May 16, 1914 - September 29, 1996) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London.

Christensen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, also held in London, finishing fourth in the K-2 10000 m event. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.

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