Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four

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, he won eight medals including six golds (

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: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1952: K-1 1000 m,

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: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m;

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: K-2 1000 m), one silver (1952: K-1 10000 m), and one bronze (K-1 1000 m). At the

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, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team. He was the most successful male canoeist ever, having gained medals in a succession of Swedish, Nordic, World and Olympic championships from 1942 to 1960. With six gold medals Fredriksson remains the most successful Swede at the Olympics.Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86
slam.canoe.ca. 6 July 2006 He also won seven gold medals at the World Championships and 71 medals in the Swedish championships. Fredriksson was awarded the

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in 1949. In 1956 he was awarded the Mohammad Taher trophy by the International Olympic Committee as the number one sportsman in the world, the only canoeist to be presented with this trophy.

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International Olympic Committee biography
* * Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Kayak Pairs 1000 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 475.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredriksson, Gert 1919 births 2006 deaths People from Nyköping Municipality Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Södermanland County

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