Ingemar Hedberg
Ingemar Harald Robert Hedberg (8 March 1920 – 19 May 2019) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1][2] Hedberg also won three gold medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen, earning them in the K-1 4×500 m, K-2 500 m, and K-2 1000 m events.[1][2] He died in May 2019 at the age of 99.[3][4]
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| Born | 8 March 1920 Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 2019 (aged 99) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Ingemar Hedberg Archived 8 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Ingemar Hedberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- "Dödsannonser - Sök efter dödsannonser på familjesidan.se".
- Ingemar Hedberg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
External links
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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