Thor Fritz Åke Sandin (born February 23, 1944) is a Swedish

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the

1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark for the second time after hosting the event in 1950. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. Beginning at these championships, the e ...

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. Sandin also finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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1944 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub