Bengt Backlund (3 March 1926 – 11 July 2006) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the

1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak A kayak is ...

, earning them in the C-1 1000 m and the C-1 1000m m events. Backlund also finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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1926 births 2006 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub