Sven-Olov SJÖDELIUS

Sven-Olof Sjödelius was a Swedish race canoeist, who won gold medals both at the 1960 Roma and then 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the K-2 1,000 metres, alongside legendary Swedish canoeist Gerd Fredriksson and with Gunnar Utterberg. With the Swedish K-4 he finished fifth in 1964 and with the K-1 4x500 relay he was eliminated in the 1960 semi finals. His nephews Anders and Bengt Andersson also became race canoeists. Sjödelius won silver medals at the World Championships in 1950 (with the K-4), 1963 (K-1 10,000 metres) and added a bronze in 1958 with the K-1 4x500 relay.