Career

Note that the K-4 1000 m event was not part of the Summer Olympics until the 1964 games in Tokyo. lieutenant was considered an extraordinary event and was part of the International Canoe Federation"s 1948 world championships rather than the 1948 Games. After retiring from competitions Berglund served as a technical expert for the International Canoe Federation at the 1956 and 1964 Olympics.

Achievements

• He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Berglund also won two medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1938).