Harald Hedjerson

Harald Nils Hedjerson (1 April 1913 – 13 January 1966) was a Swedish skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

Harald Hedjerson
Personal information
Full nameHarald Nils Hedjerson
NationalitySwedish
Born(1913-04-01)1 April 1913
Stockholm, Sweden
Died13 January 1966(1966-01-13) (aged 52)
Falun, Sweden
Sport
SportNordic combined, alpine skiing

Hedjerson represented Djurgårdens IF.[2] He won five Swedish championships in Nordic combined.[3] He was also the first Swedish alpine skiing and slalom champion, winning the 1937 title for Djurgårdens IF.[4][5]

His father was the 1910, and very first, Swedish nordic skiing, 30 kilometer, champion, Adolf Hedjerson (1881–1961).[6] His son, Hans Hedjerson, born 1943, was one of the best Swedish amateur golfers during the 1960s and early 1970s and professional golfer since 1977.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harald Hedjerson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. "Olympedia – Harald Hedjerson".
  3. "Backe/Nordisk kombination".
  4. "Harald Hedjerson död" [Harald Hedjerson dead]. Svenska Dagbladet. Stockholm, Sweden. 15 January 1966. p. 15.
  5. "Alpint herrar".
  6. "Harald Hedjerson blev Sveriges förste slalommästare" [Harald Hedjerson became Sweden's first slalom champion] (PDF). Östersunds-Posten. Östersund, Sweden. 5 April 1937. p. 7.
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