Agneta Andersson

For the Swedish artist, see Agneta Andersson (artist).

Agneta Andersson

Personal information
Born	(1961-04-25)25 April 1961 Karlskoga, Sweden
Died	8 October 2023(2023-10-08) (aged 62) Karlskoga
Resting place	Skogskyrkogården
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 (25 April 1961 – 8 October 2023) was 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.^[1] 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).

Andersson died of cancer on 8 October 2023, at the age of 62.^[2][3]

References

1. "Rik på erfarenheter, fattig som idrottare" (in Swedish). Idrottens affärer. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
2. Käck, Andreas (8 October 2023). "OS-ikonen Agneta Andersson är död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. "OS-guldmedaljören Agneta Andersson är död". Sverige Radio. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

Sources

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Agneta Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Awards
Preceded by Annika Sörenstam	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Susanne Gunnarsson 1996	Succeeded by Ludmila Engquist
Olympic Games
Preceded by Hans Svensson	Flagbearer for  Sweden Seoul 1988	Succeeded by Stefan Edberg