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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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Melina Andersson (born 27 July 1999) is a Swedish canoeist. She represented Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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] She then competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 5000 metres with a time of 23:10.86. [19] The next month she competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a silver medal in the K-1 short race with a time of 15:24.65. [20]
| Year | K-1 500 |
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| 2024 | 4 FB |
| Year | K-1 500 | K-1 1000 | K-1 5000 | XK-2 500 | XK-4 500 |
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| 2023 | 9 | — |  | — | — |
| 2024 | — | | DNF | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | — | 4 |  | — | — |
