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| Born | 11 December 1923 Nyköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1980 (aged 56) Nyköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans Wetterström (11 December 1923 – 17 November 1980) was a Swedish canoe sprinter. He competed in the 10,000 m doubles event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and finished in first, second and fourth place, respectively.
Wetterström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948) and two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 1950, K-4 10000 m: 1954).
References
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Wetterström". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Hans Wetterström. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Hans Wetterström at Olympedia (archive)
- Hans Wetterström at Olympics.com
- Hans Wetterström at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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- 1923 births
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- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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