Tommy Karls

Summary

Sven Tommy Karls (born October 13, 1961) is a Swedish sprint and marathon canoeist who competed in the 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Tommy Karls
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles K-4 1000 m
Canoe Sprint World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Mechelen K-4 10000 m
Men's canoe marathon
Canoe Marathon World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Brisbane K-2 marathon

Karls also won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen.

References edit

  • 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)
  • Sports-reference.com profile