Rainer Robert Åkerfelt (2 December 1934 – 22 November 2016) 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 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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. Åkerfel was born in Snappertuna on 2 December 1934. He died on 22 November 2016, at the age of 81.

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Sports-reference.com profile

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* 1934 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Raseborg Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Finland 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub