Ramon Andersson

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Ramon Andersson
Personal information
Full nameRamon Dean Andersson
Born20 March 1963 (1963-03-20) (age 61)
Middle Swan, Western Australia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Paris K-4 10000 m
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 BrisbaneK-2 marathon

Ramon Dean Andersson (born 20 March 1963) is an Australian sprint and marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992. [1]

Andersson also won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris. [2] [3] He was an Australian Institute of Sport sprint canoeing scholarship holder in 1989–1993 and 1995. [4]

On 29 September 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his canoeing achievements. [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramon Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
  3. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
  4. Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN   174013060X.
  5. "Ramon Andersson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 31 December 2012.