Joakim Lindberg

Joakim Lindberg
Personal information
Born (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31)
Finspång, Sweden[1]
Sport
CountrySweden
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m
ClubFinspångs Kanotklubb
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Samarkand K-1 5000 m

Joakim Lindberg (born 21 August 1993) is a Swedish canoeist. He is the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships gold medalist in the K-1 5000 metres.

Career

Lindberg represented Sweden at the 2019 European Games.[2] He competed at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 5000 metres event with a time of 21:34.26.[3]

He represented Sweden at the 2023 European Games and finished in ninth place in the K-2 500 metres and K-4 500 metres events.[4][5]

He competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 metres event with Martin Nathell. They had the fastest time during the heats.[6][7]

Major results

World championships

Year K-1 1000 K-1 5000 K-2 500 K-2 1000 K-4 1000
2015 DNF 1 FC 8 SF
2019 6 FB 4
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) —
2023 5 4 FB —
2024 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —

References

  1. ^ "Joakim Lindberg". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Fler idrotter vill jaga medaljer på Europeiska Spelen". sok.se (in Swedish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Carrington and Brendel add to their legend status". canoeicf.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "The afternoon session of Canoe Sprint brought the same amount of excitement as the morning session". european-games.org. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Klara för ES-finaler". sok.se (in Swedish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ Carro, Javier (24 August 2024). "Czech canoeists Fuksa and Dostal, on the gold path in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.


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