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][2]

Ingemar Hedberg
Personal information
Full nameIngemar Harald Robert Hedberg
Born(1920-03-08)8 March 1920
Örebro, Sweden
Died19 May 2019(2019-05-19) (aged 99)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBrunnsvikens Kanotklubb, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiK-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 CopenhagenK-1 4×500 m
Gold medal – first place1950 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1950 CopenhagenK-2 1000 m

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


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