About Bofil Thirstedt
Lived 1916 – 2001 (aged 84). Bofil Thirstedt was a Danish kayaker.
Bodil Margrethe Thirstedt-Svendsen (born 4 November 1916; date of death unknown) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1948) and two bronzes (K-1 600 m, K-2 600 m: both 1938).
Svendsen also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki but was eliminated in the heats. Her husband, Axel Svendsen, also competed in the canoeing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth in the K-2 10000 metres competition and seventh in the K-2 1000 metres event.
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Who was Bofil Thirstedt?
Danish canoeist
When was Bofil Thirstedt born?
Bofil Thirstedt was born on 4 November 1916 in Copenhagen.
When did Bofil Thirstedt die?
Bofil Thirstedt died on 23 September 2001.
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Bofil Thirstedt was a kayaker.
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Bofil Thirstedt was Danish.
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