Ramon Andersson

Ramon Andersson
Personal information
Full nameRamon Dean Andersson
Born20 March 1963 (1963-03-20) (age 63)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 ParisK-4 10000 m
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 BrisbaneK-2

Ramon Dean Andersson (born 20 March 1963) is an Australian sprint and marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

Career

Andersson also won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris. He was an Australian Institute of Sport sprint canoeing scholarship holder in 1989–1993 and 1995.

On 29 September 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his canoeing achievements.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramon Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007". Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X.
  5. ↑ "Ramon Andersson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 31 December 2012.