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'''Henrik Nilsson''' (born 15 February 1976 in [[Nyköping]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]] who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three [[Summer Olympics]], he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and a silver in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]. |
'''Henrik Nilsson''' (born 15 February 1976 in [[Nyköping]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] former [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]] who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three [[Summer Olympics]], he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and a silver in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]. |
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Nilsson's first international medal came at the [[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 World Championships]] in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]], Canada, where he won the K-2 200 m bronze medal with partner [[Henrik Andersson]]. |
Nilsson's first international medal came at the [[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 World Championships]] in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]], Canada, where he won the K-2 200 m bronze medal with partner [[Henrik Andersson]]. |
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | K-2 1000 m | |
2000 Sydney | K-2 1000 m | |
World Championships | ||
2002 Seville | K-2 1000 m | |
2003 Gainesville | K-2 1000 m | |
1997 Dartmouth | K-2 200 m | |
1997 Dartmouth | K-4 500 m | |
2001 Poznań | K-2 500 m |
Henrik Nilsson (born 15 February 1976 in Nyköping) is a Swedish former sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000.
Nilsson's first international medal came at the 1997 World Championships in Dartmouth, Canada, where he won the K-2 200 m bronze medal with partner Henrik Andersson.
His greatest triumphs however came with partner Markus Oscarsson. In 2001 they were world championship bronze medalists in K-2 500 m.
Nilsson and Oscarsson then dominated the K-2 1000 m event over the next three years, winning two world championship gold medals, in Seville (2002) and Gainesville, USA (2003), followed by the Olympic gold at Athens 2004.
Nilsson is 190 cm tall (6' 3) and weighs 86 kg (189 lbs).
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile