Gunnar Åkerlund
Olympic athlete
1923 – 2006
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Who was Gunnar Åkerlund?
Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event with a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952.
Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver.
He was born and died in Nyköping, Södermanland County.
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