Thomas Ohlsson

Swedish sprint canoer (born 1958)
Thomas Ohlsson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Belgrade K-4 500 m

Thomas Ohlsson (born 20 September 1958) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984. Ohlsson's wife, Eva Karlsson, won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at those same games.

He also won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1982), a silver (K-4 500 m: 1981), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1982).

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

External links

  • Thomas Ohlsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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