Lennart Thorvald Strömberg (17 March 1931 – 9 December 2010) was a Finnish

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events. He won a gold and a ''silver medal'' in 1952 and placed fourth over 10,000 m in 1956. Strömberg also won three medals at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They ...

with two golds (K-1 10000 m:

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) and a silver (K-1 1000 m: 1950). After retiring from competitions Strömberg was the chairman of his canoe club in Ekenäs and a member of the Finnish canoe/kayak federation. In 2000, he received a Pro-sports award from the Finnish ministry of education.

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* * 1931 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Kirkkonummi Swedish-speaking Finns Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub