Gunnar Utterberg competing for Sweden in 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1942-11-28)28 November 1942 Jönköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 September 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gunnar Utterberg (28 November 1942 – 12 September 2021) was a Swedish canoe sprinter from Jönköping. He competed in 1000 m doubles and fours at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in the doubles event in 1964. He also won three silver medals at the European championships in 1967 and 1969. He died in September 2021, at the age of 78.
References
- Gunnar Utterberg. sports-reference.com
- Gunnar Utterberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- "Gunnar Utterberg" (in Swedish). Fonus. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Gunnar Utterberg at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- 1942 births
- 2021 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jönköping
- Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen