Gunnar Åkerlund Explained

Full Name:	Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund
Birth Date:	20 November 1923
Birth Place:	Nyköping, Sweden
Death Date:	4 October 2006 (aged 82)
Death Place:	Nyköping, Sweden
Sport:	Canoe sprint
Club:	Nyköpings Kanotklubb
Show-Medals:	yes

Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund (20 November 1923 – 4 October 2006) was a Swedish canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two Olympic medals in the K-2 10000 m event: a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952.^{[1] [2]}

Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1950).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gunnar Åkerlund . sok.se . . 30 January 2016 . 25 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825235109/http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gunnar-akerlund.html . live .
2. Archived copy . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/gunnar-akerlund-1.html . 17 April 2020 . 28 March 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: Kamber . Raymond . Raymond Kamber . 2008 . Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) . CanoeICF.com . . 1–83 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200125/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf . 18 May 2018.