Anna Olsson (canoeist)
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Los Angeles | K-2 500 m | |
1984 Los Angeles | K-4 500 m | |
1992 Barcelona | K-4 500 m | |
1996 Atlanta | K-4 500 m | |
World Championships | ||
1993 Copenhagen | K-2 500 m | |
1993 Copenhagen | K-1 500 m | |
1993 Copenhagen | K-4 500 m | |
1994 Mexico City | K-1 200 m | |
1991 Paris | K-2 500 m | |
1994 Mexico City | K-4 500 m | |
1995 Duisburg | K-1 200 m | |
1995 Duisburg | K-4 200 m |
Anna Olsson (born 14 March 1964 in Timrå) is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won four medals with one gold (1984: K-2 500 m), one silver (1984: K-4 500 m), and two bronzes (1992 and 1996: both K-4 500 m).
Olsson also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1993), three silvers (K-1 200 m: 1994, K-1 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1993) and four bronzes (K-1 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1991, K-4 200 m: 1995, K-4 500 m: 1994).
References
[edit]- Database Olympics
- "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 22, 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 2019-05-22.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Olsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Timrå Municipality
- Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 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 Västernorrland County
- 20th-century Swedish sportswomen
- Swedish canoeist stubs
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs