Lennart Klingström

Lennart Klingström

Personal information
Born	18 April 1916 Österåker, Stockholm, Sweden
Died	5 July 1994 (aged 78) Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing
Club	Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London K-2 1000 m World Championships 1948 London K-1 4×500 m 1948 London K-4 1000 m 1950 Copenhagen K-1 4×500 m 1950 Copenhagen K-1 500 m

Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström (18 April 1916 – 5 July 1994) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.^[1][2]

Klingström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4×500 m: 1948, 1950; K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).^[1][2]

References

1. Lennart Klingström. Sports-reference.com
2. Lennart Klingström. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.