Ingrid Kristina Wallgren (née Ingrid Apelgren; 3 May 1923 – 6 February 2016) was a Swedish
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 ...
who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event 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 ...
in
Copenhagen
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. She was eliminated in the heats of the
K-1 500 m event at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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. Wallgren died in February 2016 at the age of 92.
Sveriges Olympiska Kommitte: Ingrid Wallgren
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1923 births
2016 deaths
Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Olympic canoeists for Sweden
Swedish female canoeists
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