Werner Wettersten

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Werner Wettersten (19 April 1923 - 15 August 2009) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished sixth both in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events. Eight years later, Wettersten also finished sixth both in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m events.

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