Gunnar Åkerlund


Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two Olympic medals in the K-2 10000 m event: a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952.
Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver.