Melina Andersson (born 27 July 1999) is a Swedish canoeist. She represented Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 27 July 1999[1] Norrköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint Canoe marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K-1 1000 m, K-1 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bravikens Canoe Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 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]
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | K-1 500 |
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| 2024 | 4 FB |
World championships
edit| Year | K-1 500 | K-1 1000 | K-1 5000 | XK-2 500 | XK-4 500 |
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| 2023 | 9 | 
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| 2024 | — |
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DNF | 8 | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "Melina Andersson". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Andersson completes golden marathon double". canoeicf.com. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Portugal take final marathon gold to thrill home crowd". canoeicf.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Truppen till Europeiska Spelen växer". sok.se (in Swedish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Starka svenska resultat i Europeiska Spelen". sok.se (in Swedish). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Germany takes top spot in medals table at home Canoe Sprint World Championships". canoe-europe.org. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Andersson and Pimenta retain short marathon titles". canoeicf.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Big names return to the top at marathon world titles". canoeicf.com. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2023). "Pedersen powers to home victory at ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Daffunchio Picazo, Raúl (17 June 2024). "Surprise at Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Hungary, Italy and Poland with two gold medals each on day 3 of the European Championships in Szeged". canoe-europe.org. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (25 August 2023). "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships: Germany regains men's K-4 500m crown as 86 athletes secure Paris 2024 quotas for their federations". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Sex nya namn klara för OS i Paris". sok.se (in Swedish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Elva svenska medaljer i Paris". sok.se (in Swedish). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Canoeing: Portuguese pair fight back to win gold in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
