Hans Martin Gulbrandsen (31 January 1914 – 4 February 1979) was a Norwegian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London where he finished 4th in the K-1 1000 m event, and 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 ...

in Helsinki, where he finished 5th in K-1 10000 m. He received a silver medal in K-1 4 x 500 m at the

1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in London, Great Britain. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation, formed in 1946 from the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK). The men's ...

also held in London.

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* * 1914 births 1979 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Norwegian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Norway ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub