Ingermar_Hedberg

Ingemar Hedberg

Ingemar Hedberg

Swedish canoeist (1920–2019)

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][2]

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  1. [1]
    Ingemar Hedberg Archived 8 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Ingemar Hedberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. [3]
    "Dödsannonser - Sök efter dödsannonser på familjesidan.se".


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