Sven-Olov Sjödelius

Sven-Olov Sjödelius

Sven-Olov Sjödelius at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	13 June 1933 (1933-06-13) (age 84) Svärta, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing
Club	Nyköpings Kanotklubb
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-2 1000 m 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m World Championships 1950 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m 1958 Prague K-1 4×500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 10000 m

Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born 13 June 1933) is a retired Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, as well as three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

References

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• Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Swedish Olympic Committee
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05).
• 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)
• Sports-reference.com profile