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Agneta Andersson

Full name: Agneta Monica Andersson
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8" (172 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: April 25, 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden
Affiliations: Bofors KK, Karlskoga (SWE)
Country: SWE Sweden
Sport: Canoeing

Medals: 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze (7 Total)

Biography

With seven Olympic medals and three gold medals, Sweden’s Agneta Andersson trails only Birgit Fischer-Schmidt among female canoeists at the Olympics. Andersson began her Olympic career in 1980, first winning gold in 1984, in both the K-1 and K-2 events and silver in the K-4. She competed at the 1988 Olympics but failed to medal. In 1992 she won silver in K-2 and bronze in K-4, while in 1996 she ended her career with gold in K-2 and bronze in the K-4 event. Andersson was less successful at the World Championships in terms of titles, claiming only the 1993 K-2 gold, but she won 11 medals at the Worlds in an international career that began in 1979.

Results

Women's Kayak Singles, 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden Final Round 6 2:01.33
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden Repêchage 3 QU 2:04.39
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden Round One Heat Two 4 2:01.00
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Canoeing Sweden Final Round 1 1:58.72
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Canoeing Sweden Round One Heat One 1 QU 2:03.99
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden Final Round 8 2:01.00
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 1:59.30
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden Round One Heat One 3 QU 2:00.27

Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit Date T
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden SWE Karin Olsson Final Round 1980-08-01 1:49.27
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden SWE Karin Olsson Repêchage 1980-07-30 1:52.77
1980 Summer 19 Moskva Canoeing Sweden SWE Karin Olsson Round One Heat One 1980-07-30 1:49.96
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Final Round 1984-08-10 1:45.25
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Round One Heat Two 1984-08-06 1:47.82
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Final Round 1988-09-30 1:48.39
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Semi-Finals Heat One 1988-09-28 1:51.41
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Repêchage Heat Two 1988-09-26 1:53.17
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Anna Olsson Round One Heat One 1988-09-26 1:52.82
1992 Summer 31 Barcelona Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Final Round 1992-08-07 1:40.41
1992 Summer 31 Barcelona Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Semi-Finals Heat Two 1992-08-05 1:41.08
1992 Summer 31 Barcelona Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Round One Heat Two 1992-08-03 1:42.23
1996 Summer 35 Atlanta Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Final Round 1996-08-04 1:39.329
1996 Summer 35 Atlanta Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Semi-Finals Heat Two 1996-08-02 1:43.521
1996 Summer 35 Atlanta Canoeing Sweden SWE Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson Round One Heat Two 1996-07-31 1:43.022

Women's Kayak Fours, 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date T
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Canoeing Sweden SWE Final Standings 1984-08-11 1:38.87
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Final Round 1988-10-01 1:45.67
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Canoeing Sweden SWE Round One Heat One 1988-09-27 1:41.40
1992 Summer 31 Barcelona Canoeing Sweden SWE Final Round 1992-08-08 1:39.79
1992 Summer 31 Barcelona Canoeing Sweden SWE Round One Heat Two 1992-08-04 1:33.25
1996 Summer 35 Atlanta Canoeing Sweden SWE Final Round 1996-08-03 1:32.917
1996 Summer 35 Atlanta Canoeing Sweden SWE Round One Heat Two 1996-07-30 1:39.363