Ingemar Hedberg
Swedish canoeist (1920–2019)
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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]
FullnameIngemar Harald Robert Hedberg
Born8 March 1920
Örebro, Sweden
Died19 May 2019 (aged 99)
Stockholm, Sweden
SportCanoe sprint
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| Full name | Ingemar Harald Robert Hedberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1920 Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 2019 (aged 99) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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