Agneta Andersson

Agneta Andersson
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles K-1 500 m
1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
1996 Atlanta K-2 500 m
1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m
1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m
1992 Barcelona K-4 500 m
1996 Atlanta K-4 500 m
World Championships
1993 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m
1982 Belgrade K-1 500 m
1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
1981 Nottingham K-1 500 m
1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
1982 Belgrade K-2 500 m
1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
1985 Mechelen K-1 500 m
1987 Duisburg K-1 500 m
1991 Paris K-2 500 m

Agneta Monica Andersson (born 25 April 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1984, 1996), two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1992), and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1992, 1996).

Andersson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Susanne Gunnarsson.

She also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1993), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1982, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1993), and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1981, 1985, 1987; K-2 500 m: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991).

References

Awards
Preceded by
Annika Sörenstam
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Susanne Gunnarsson
1996
Succeeded by
Ludmila Engquist


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