Greta Alexandra Grönholm (8 June 1923 – 12 June 2015) was a Finnish

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 early 1950s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the

1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak ] A ka ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. Grönholm was born in Ekenäs in June 1923 and died in June 2015 at the age of 92.

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* * 1923 births 2015 deaths Finnish female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Raseborg {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub