Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoeist, born November 21, 1919, and died July 5, 2006. He competed at four Summer Olympics between 1948 and 1960 and won eight Olympic medals, including six golds, across kayak single and double events at distances from 1000 to 10000 meters. He remains the most successful Swede in Olympic history by gold medal count and is widely regarded as the most successful male canoeist ever, having also won medals at Swedish, Nordic and World championships between 1942 and 1960.
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Career HighlightWon eight Olympic medals including six golds across four Summer Olympics 1 Classification
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In which events did Gert Fredriksson win his Olympic gold medals?
Mostly in the single kayak: three straight golds at 1,000 metres and two at 10,000 metres.
Fredriksson won eight Olympic medals between 1948 and 1960, six gold, one silver and one bronze. Olympedia says he was at his best in the K1 1,000 metres, where he won gold at three successive Games from 1948 to 1956, and in the K1 10,000 metres, where he won two golds, in 1948 and 1956, and a silver in 1952.
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Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist.
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21 November 1919
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21 November 1919
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5 July 2006
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5 July 2006
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most successful Swede at the Olympics
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he won eight medals including six golds
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Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 - 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist.
Competed In: Olympic Games, Lead paragraph (competition)
Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds (1948: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1952: K-1 1000 m, 1956: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1960: K-2 1000 m), one silver (1952: K-1 10000 m), and one bronze (K-1 1000 m).
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