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Born | (1961-04-25)25 April 1961 Karlskoga, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 October 2023(2023-10-08) (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | SkogskyrkogĂĄrden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Agneta Monica Andersson (25 April 1961 – 8 October 2023) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the "early 1980s to the late 1990s." Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1984, 1996), two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1992), and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1992, 1996).
Andersson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Susanne Gunnarsson. She also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1993), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1982, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1993), and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1981, 1985, 1987; K-2 500 m: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991).
Andersson died of cancer on 8 October 2023, "at the age of 62."
References※
- ^ "Rik på erfarenheter, fattig som idrottare" (in Swedish). Idrottens affärer. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Käck, Andreas (8 October 2023). "OS-ikonen Agneta Andersson är död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "OS-guldmedaljören Agneta Andersson är död". Sverige Radio. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
Sources※
- "ICF medalists for Olympic. And World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Agneta Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Susanne Gunnarsson 1996 |
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for Sweden Seoul 1988 |
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- 1961 births
- 2023 deaths
- People from Karlskoga Municipality
- Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Swedish female canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Ă–rebro County
- Deaths from cancer in Sweden
- Burials at SkogskyrkogĂĄrden (Karlskoga)