Hans Wetterström
Swedish canoeist (1923–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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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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).