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Kayak Sprint

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Finland
Career 1938 - 2013
Best year 1952
Total points 217
Best results 5x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#23

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

Categories

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
1952 Olympic Games K-1 10 km Men 1 20 Thorvald Strömberg
1952 Olympic Games K-2 10 km Men 1 20 -
1992 Olympic Games K-1 500m Men 1 20 Mikko Kolehmainen
1952 Olympic Games K-1 500m Women 1 20 Sylvi Saimo
1952 Olympic Games K-2 1000m Men 1 20 -
1948 Olympic Games K-1 10 km Men 2 12 Kurt Wires
1952 Olympic Games K-1 1000m Men 2 12 Thorvald Strömberg
1948 Olympic Games K-2 1000m Men 3 8 -
1948 Olympic Games K-2 10 km Men 3 8 -
1938 World Championship K-1 500m Women 1 7 Maggie Kalka
1950 World Championship K-1 500m Women 1 7 Sylvi Saimo
1950 World Championship K-2 500m Women 1 7 -
1993 World Championship K-1 500m Men 1 7 Mikko Kolehmainen
1948 World Championship K-2 500m Men 1 7 -
1950 World Championship K-1 10 km Men 1 7 Thorvald Strömberg
1958 World Championship K-1 10 km Men 1 7 Thorvald Strömberg
2007 World Championship K-1 200m Women 2 4 Anne Rikala
2007 World Championship K-1 500m Women 2 4 Anne Rikala
1950 World Championship K-1 1000m Men 2 4 Thorvald Strömberg
2007 European Championship K-1 200m Women 2 2 Anne Rikala
2006 World Championship K-2 200m Women 3 2 -
2010 World Championship K-1 5 km Women 3 2 Anne Rikala
2013 World Championship K-1 5 km Women 3 2 Anne Rikala
2008 European Championship K-2 500m Women 2 2 -
1948 Olympic Games K-1 1000m Men 6 1 Harry Akerfelt
1948 Olympic Games K-1 500m Women 6 1 Sylvi Saimo
2005 European Championship K-1 200m Men 3 1 Kimmo Latvamaki
2005 European Championship K-1 200m Women 3 1 Jenni Honkanen
2007 European Championship K-1 500m Women 3 1 Anne Rikala
2006 European Championship K-2 200m Women 3 1 -
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