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Ingemar Hedberg

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Ingemar Hedberg
Personal information
Born (1920-03-08) 8 March 1920 (age 104)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportCanoe racing
ClubBrunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-1 4×500 m
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1950 Copenhagen K-2 1000 m

Ingemar Harald Robert Hedberg (born 8 March 1920) is a retired Swedish sprint canoer 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Ingemar Hedberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Ingemar Hedberg. Swedish Olympic Committee