Johan Andersen (canoeist)

Johan Andersen

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1948 London	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1950 Copenhagen	K-1 500 m
	1950 Copenhagen	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1948 London	K-1 4 x 500 m

Johan Frederik Kobberup Andersen (24 January 1920 in Aarhus, Denmark – 7 May 2003 in Struer, Denmark) was a Danish sprint canoeist from Aarhus who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Andersen also won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1950), a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950), and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1948).

At club level he roved in Struer Kajakklub. His kayaks were typically built by his brother, Svend.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederik Kobberup Andersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30.

External links

• Johan Andersen at Olympedia