Sven-Olov Sjödelius

Sven-Olov Sjödelius

Sven-Olov Sjödelius at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Sven-Olov Sjödelius
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1933-06-13)13 June 1933 Svärta, Sweden
Died	29 March 2018(2018-03-29) (aged 84)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Nyköpings Kanotklubb
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-2 1000 m 1964 Tokyo K-2 1000 m World Championships 1950 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m 1958 Prague K-1 4×500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 10000 m

Sven-Olov Sjödelius (13 June 1933 – 29 March 2018) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, as well as three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

External links

• Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Swedish Olympic Committee
• 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)
• Sven-Olov Sjödelius at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Sven-Olov Sjödelius at Olympics.com