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Lennart Thorvald Strömberg (17 March 1931 – 9 December 2010) was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events. He won a gold and a silver medal in 1952 and placed fourth over 10,000 m in 1956.[1]

Thorvald Strömberg

Strömberg at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born	17 March 1931 Kirkkonummi, Finland
Died	9 December 2010 (aged 79) Ekenäs, Finland
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Kanotklubben Wågen, Raseborg
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki K-1 10000 m 1952 Helsinki K-1 1000 m World Championships 1950 Copenhagen K-1 10000 m 1958 Prague K-1 10000 m 1950 Copenhagen K-1 1000 m

Strömberg also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1950, 1958) and a silver (K-1 1000 m: 1950).[1]

After retiring from competitions Strömberg was the chairman of his canoe club in Ekenäs and a member of the Finnish canoe/kayak federation. In 2000, he received a Pro-sports award from the Finnish ministry of education.[1]

References

External links

• 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)

На других языках

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- [en] Thorvald Strömberg

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[fr] Thorvald Strömberg

Thorvald Strömberg, né le 17 mars 1931 et mort le 9 décembre 2010, est un kayakiste finlandais pratiquant la course en ligne.

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[it] Thorvald Strömberg

Lennart Thorvald Strömberg (Kirkkonummi, 17 marzo 1931 – Raseborg, 9 dicembre 2010) è stato un canoista finlandese.

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[ru] Стрёмберг, Торвальд

Леннарт Торвальд Стрёмберг (фин. Lennart Thorvald Strömberg, 17 марта 1931 (1931-03-17), Киркконумми — 9 декабря 2010, Экенес) — финский гребец (каноист), олимпийский чемпион и двукратный чемпион мира.

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