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.[2][3]
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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