Joakim Lindberg

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Joakim Lindberg
Personal information
Born (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31)
Finspång, Sweden [1]
Sport
CountrySweden
Sport Sprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m
ClubFinspångs Kanotklubb
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth K-1 5000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Samarkand K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Samarkand K-1 5000 m

Joakim Lindberg (born 21 August 1993) is a Swedish canoeist. He is the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships gold medalist in the K-1 5000 metres.

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Career

Lindberg represented Sweden at the 2019 European Games. [2] He competed at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 5000 metres event with a time of 21:34.26. [3]

He represented Sweden at the 2023 European Games and finished in ninth place in the K-2 500 metres and K-4 500 metres events. [4] [5]

He competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 metres event with Martin Nathell. They had the fastest time during the heats. [6] [7]

Major results

World championships

YearK-1 1000K-1 5000K-2 500K-2 1000K-4 1000
2015 DNF1 FC8 SF
2019 6 FB4
2022 Gold medal icon.svg
2023 54 FB
2024 Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg

References

  1. "Joakim Lindberg". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. "Fler idrotter vill jaga medaljer på Europeiska Spelen". sok.se (in Swedish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. "Carrington and Brendel add to their legend status". canoeicf.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. "The afternoon session of Canoe Sprint brought the same amount of excitement as the morning session". european-games.org. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. "Klara för ES-finaler". sok.se (in Swedish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. Carro, Javier (24 August 2024). "Czech canoeists Fuksa and Dostal, on the gold path in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz . Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. "Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.