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Nils Björklöf (13 April 1921, Ingå – 16 September 1987) was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events.

Nils Björklöf

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1948 London	K-2 1000 m
	1948 London	K-2 10000 m
World Championships
	1948 London	K-2 500 m

Björklöf also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London.

Though born in Finland, Björklöf died in Stockholm, Sweden.

Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Sports-reference.com profile

На других языках

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- [en] Nils Björklöf

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[fr] Nils Björklöf

Nils Björklöf (né le 12 avril 1921 et mort le 16 juillet 1987) est un kayakiste finlandais. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1948 en concourant dans les épreuves du 1000 mètres kayak biplace et du 10 000 mètres kayak biplace avec son coéquipier Thor Axelsson. Il remporte la médaille de bronze pour ces deux épreuves[1]. Lors des Championnats du monde de 1948, il remporte la médaille d'or en K-2 500m.

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[it] Nils Björklöf

Nils Björklöf (Ingå, 13 aprile 1921 – Stoccolma, 16 settembre 1987) è stato un canoista finlandese, specializzato nella velocità.

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[ru] Бьёрклёф, Нильс

Нильс Торольф Бьёрклёф (фин. Nils Torolf Björklöf; 12 апреля 1921, Инкоо — 16 июля 1987, Стокгольм) — финский гребец-байдарочник, выступал за сборную Финляндии в конце 1940-х годов. Дважды бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лондоне, чемпион мира, многократный победитель и призёр регат национального значения.

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