Torsten Tranum (born July 24, 1979) is a

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who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the

1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak. This was the ...

in Milan. At the

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, he finished sixth in the K-1 1000 m event.

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