Karin Olsson (canoeist)

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Karin Olsson
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Belgrade K-2 500 m

Karin Olsson (born November 23, 1961) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in the K-2 500 m (1982) and one in the K-4 500 m (1981).

Olsson also finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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