Berndt Andersson (born 12 November 1951) is a

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who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three

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, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K-1 1000 m event at

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. He came 5th in Munich 1972 and 9th in Moscow 1980.

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1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub