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Born | 29 March 1918 Västervik, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 May 1998 (aged 80) Västervik, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe racing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Westerviks KK, Västervik | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bror Erik Alvar Bladström (29 March 1918 – 21 May 1998) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was the youngest competitor, aged 18. [1] [2] [3]
Bladström also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm. [1]