Ylva Hedlund (later ''Langermo''; born 22 November 1949) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. She competed at the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

with the best result of 14th place over 1000 m in 1972. Her father Göthe Hedlund was an Olympic medalist in speed skating.

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* 1949 births Living people Swedish female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub