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Agneta Andersson

Agneta Monica Andersson 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, two silvers, and two bronzes.

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Agneta Andersson
Personal information
Born(1961-04-25)25 April 1961
Karlskoga, Sweden
Died8 October 2023(2023-10-08) (aged 62)
Karlskoga
Resting placeSkogskyrkogården
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
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Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1982 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Nottingham K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Mechelen K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Paris K-2 500 m

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.1 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 62.23

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References

  1. "Rik på erfarenheter, fattig som idrottare" (in Swedish). Idrottens affärer. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. Käck, Andreas (8 October 2023). "OS-ikonen Agneta Andersson är död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. "OS-guldmedaljören Agneta Andersson är död". Sverige Radio. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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