Gunnar Utterberg

Gunnar Utterberg
Gunnar Utterberg competing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born(1942-11-28)28 November 1942
Jönköping, Sweden
Died12 September 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 78)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportCanoe sprint
ClubNyköpings Kanotklubb
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m
Canoe Sprint European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1967 Duisburg K-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1969 Moscow K-2 10000 m

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.[1] He also won three silver medals at the European championships in 1967 and 1969.[2] He died in September 2021, at the age of 78.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gunnar Utterberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Gunnar Utterberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Gunnar Utterberg" (in Swedish). Fonus. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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