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07/04/1979 | |
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HOBBIES: | Going to the beach, water sports | |
OTHER SPORTS: | He competed for Artemis Racing in the 35th edition of sailing's Americas Cup | |
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Bermuda | |
OCCUPATION: | Athlete, Director, Sports Administrator | |
LANGUAGES: | English, Swedish | |
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He began paddling in 1986 with his older sister Karin at the Jonkoping Canoe Club | |
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | He wanted to try sailing but that club was fully booked up so he chose canoeing | |
HERO/IDOL: | Norwegian canoe sprint paddler Knut Holmann | |
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 1999 | |
OTHER INFORMATION: |
He retired from canoeing in 2013. (canoe.org.au, 24 Oct 2013) He has served as the chairman of the International Canoe Federation [ICF] Athletes Committee. He is the director of sports clothing company AG79. (Twitter profile, 03 Oct 2016; Instagram profile, 19 Sep 2016)KING'S PROTECTIONPrior to becoming a full-time athlete he worked for the Swedish Army. He was detailed as one of the King of Sweden's personal guards. (Facebook page, 13 Sep 2016) |
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May 31 9:47 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Heats 2 |
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6
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4:12.411
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May 31 14:30 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 1 |
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3
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3:50.162
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May 31 16:25 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Heats 3 |
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4
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1:52.103
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May 31 17:30 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 1 |
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5
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1:45.809
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Jun 1 10:49 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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7
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3:39.792
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Jun 2 9:10 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Final B |
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1
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1:47.481
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