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Melina Andersson
Swedish canoeist (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melina Andersson (born 27 July 1999) is a Swedish canoeist. She represented Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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In September 2022, Andersson competed at the 2022 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and became the first person to win four medals at a single World Championships. She won gold medals in the K-1 short race and K-1 U23 events, a silver medal in the K-1 event, and a bronze medal in the K-2 event.[2][3]
In June 2023, Andersson competed at the 2023 European Games in the K-1 500 metres event and finished in fifth place.[4][5] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the K-1 5000 metres event and won a bronze medal.[6] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 short race and a silver medal in the K-1 event.[7][8][9]
In June 2024, she competed at the 2024 Canoe Sprint European Championships and won silver medals in the K-1 5000 metres and K-2 1000 metres, and a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 metres event.[10][11] In August 2024, she represented Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the K-1 500 metres event and finished in fourth place in Final B.[12][13][14] She then competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the K–1 1000 metres event.[15][16]
In August 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Games and won gold medals in the K-1 short distance and K1 long distance events.[17][18]
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