Bernt Lindelöf (alternate listings: Bernt Lindelöf, Bernt Gunnar Lindelöf, Bernt-Gunnar Lindelöf, born September 15, 1945) is a

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sprint canoeist who competed from the 1966 to 1980. He won two medals at the

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with a silver (C-2 1000 m:

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) and a bronze (C-2 10000 m:

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). Lindelöf also competed in four

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, earning his best finish of fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at

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References

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1945 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub