Agneta Andersson
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Agneta Andersson
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | K-1 500 m |
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | K-2 500 m |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | K-2 500 m |
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | K-4 500 m |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | K-2 500 m |
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | K-4 500 m |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | K-4 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1993 Copenhagen | K-2 500 m |
| Silver | 1981 Nottingham | K-2 500 m |
| Silver | 1982 Belgrade | K-1 500 m |
| Silver | 1993 Copenhagen | K-4 500 m |
| Bronze | 1981 Nottingham | K-1 500 m |
| Bronze | 1981 Nottingham | K-4 500 m |
| Bronze | 1982 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
| Bronze | 1983 Tampere | K-2 500 m |
| Bronze | 1985 Mechelen | K-1 500 m |
| Bronze | 1987 Duisburg | K-1 500 m |
| Bronze | 1991 Paris | K-2 500 m |
Agneta Monica Andersson (born April 25, 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is 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.
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).
References
- 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.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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| Preceded by Annika Sörenstam |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Susanne Gunnarsson 1996 |
Succeeded by Ludmila Engquist |
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