Lennart Klingström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lennart Klingström

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: Österåker Municipality, Sweden

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1994

Profession: canoeist, kayaker

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lennart Klas Valdemar Klingström (18 April 1916 – 5 July 1994) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.Klingström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4×500 m: 1948, 1950; K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).