Lennart Klingström

Lennart Klingström

Personal information
Full name	Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström
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.

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).

References

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.

External links

• Lennart Klingström at Olympedia
• Lennart Klingström at Olympics.com
• Lennart Klingström at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)