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 The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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. Hedberg also won three gold medals at the

1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak A kayak is ...

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, earning them in the K-1 4×500 m, K-2 500 m, and K-2 1000 m events. He died in May 2019 at the age of 99.Ingemar Hedberg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
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* * 1920 births 2019 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Olympic canoeists of Sweden Olympic medalists in canoeing Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Örebro