Eivind Skabo (August 17, 1916 – April 18, 2006) was a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the

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. Skabio also won a silver medal in K-1 4 x 500 m at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, also in London.

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1916 births 2006 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Norwegian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub