Nils Björklöf (13 April 1921,

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– 16 September 1987) was a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the

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, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events. Björklöf also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London. Though born in

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, Björklöf died in

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, Sweden. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the

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until the 1976 Games in

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. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.

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1921 births 1987 deaths People from Ingå Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Uusimaa {{Finland-Olympic-medalist-stub