Erik Bladström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erik Bladström

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1918

Place of Birth: Västervik, Kalmar County, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-May-1998

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bror Erik Alvar Bladström (29 March 1918 – 21 May 1998) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s.
He won a gold medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was the youngest competitor, aged 18.Bladström also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm.