Sven Tommy Karls (born October 13, 1961) is a

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sprint and marathon canoeist who competed in the 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. Karls also won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the

1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mechelen, Belgium. The men's competition consisted of six canoe (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of ...

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

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1961 births Living people Swedish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub