Andreas Lind (13 July 1922 - 26 January 1982) was a

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who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the

1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak A kayak is ...

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with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m: and a bronze in the K-1 500 m. Lind also competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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, finishing ninth in the K-2 1000 m event.

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1922 births 1982 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Denmark ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Place of birth missing {{Denmark-canoe-bio-stub