Agneta Andersson
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| Born | 25 April 1961 Karlskoga, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2023 (aged 62) Karlskoga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Skogskyrkogården | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Agneta Monica Andersson (25 April 1961 – 8 October 2023) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1984, 1996), two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1992), and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1992, 1996).
Andersson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Susanne Gunnarsson. She also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1993), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1982, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1993), and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1981, 1985, 1987; K-2 500 m: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991).
Andersson died of cancer on 8 October 2023, at the age of 62.