Jens Nordqvist (born July 3, 1959) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1981 and a bronze in 1982. Nordqvist also competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, finishing ninth in the K-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. References 1959 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak