 Strömberg at the 1952 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1931 Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 December 2010 (aged 79) Ekenäs, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kanotklubben Wågen, Raseborg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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).
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.
References
- ^ Thorvald Strömberg. Sports-reference.com
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)
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| World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 10000 m | |
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