Great Olympians

Biographies - HED

(Bernt) Åke Hedberg

B. 1929-12-14, Mansbro, Sweden; D. 1971-04-07
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Middleweight (-75 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Doris Linnea Birgitta Hedberg

B. 1936-02-18, Skellefteå, Sweden
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Women's Individual combined	46th	0.0000064
Women's Team combined	8th	64
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	silver	1000
Women's Floor Exercise	8th	64
Women's Horse Vault	10th	25
Women's Uneven Bars	49th	0.0000004
Women's Balance Beam	56th	0.000000016
		1153.00000696

Ingemar Harald Robert Hedberg

B. 1920-03-08, Örebro, Sweden; D. 2019-05-19
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	silver	3000
		3000

Stig Gunnar Hedberg

B. 1915-09-19, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1996-08-01
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Swallow)	fourth	2000
		2000

T. Hedberg

Olympic Competitor nr 7085

1920-07-07-10:50? - Sailing - 18 foot Dinghy, race one - DNF (4800)

This crew (the only entrants) did not finish the first "race", nor did it start any of the others.
It is not clear if they received gold medals, but they most probably competed and I award them with the same number of points I would do any starter: those of the "last" place they could have gotten, in this case - first.

Börje Gunnar Hedblom

B. 1940-03-13, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1976-12-28
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	14th	20
Four−Man	16th	4.8
		24.8

Kathleen Heddle

B. 1965-11-27, Trail, BC, Canada; D. 2021-01-11
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 HP

Coxless Pairs gold 8000

Double Sculls gold 8000

Quadruple Sculls bronze 1920

Eights gold 3200

21120

	1992	1996	HP
Coxless Pairs	gold		8000
Double Sculls		gold	8000
Quadruple Sculls		bronze	1920
Eights	gold		3200
			21120

Every time together with Marnie McBean. They are known as the "odd couple".

Kathryn Jean "Kathy" Heddy

B. 1958-02-04, Syracuse, New York, USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle	fifth	1000
		1000

Harry Hedegaard

Olympic Competitor nr 5650

1912-07-06-21:15 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, round one, heat three - third - fourth fastest (16)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - fifth (0.172)

Per-Olof "Per" Hedenberg

B. 1936-05-17, Mölndal, Sweden
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	34
		34

Axel Hedenlund

Olympic Competitor nr 4349

1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - eighth (Q)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - eighth (288)

Héder János

B. 1933-10-20, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2014-09-06
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Men's Individual combined	44th	-
Men's Floor Exercise	49th	-
Men's Horse Vault	39th	0.00004
Men's Parallel Bars	33rd	0.00064
Men's Horizontal Bar	51st	-
Men's Rings	28th	0.0064
Men's Pommeled Horse	38th	0.000064
		0.007144

Andrew Hedges

B. 1935-09-16, South Moreton, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Two−Man	16th	8
Four−Man	13th	19.2
		27.2

Ben Hedges

B. 1907-06-08, Plainfield, NJ, USA; D. 1969-12-31
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	silver	6000
		6000

Doris Edith Hedges

B. 1896, Lachine, Québ., Canada; D. 1972-07-14
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	107.8
		107.8

Frederick Hedges

B. 1903-10-04, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1989-12-10
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Harri Juhani Hedgren

B. 1959-04-17, Helsinki, Finland
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.15
		-22.15

Helmut Hediger

B. 1945-05-03, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres		7th	300
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	7th		200
			500

Harald Nils Hedjerson

B. 1913-04-01, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1966-01-13
Nordic Combined

	1936	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	dnf	0.00000064
		0.00000064

Edwin P. "Ed" Hedley

B. 1864-07-23, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1947-05-22
Rowing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1459

1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - first (Q)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - first (3200)

Frederick Hedlund

Olympic Competitor nr 6243

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - AC (67.6)

Göthe Emanuel Hedlund

B. 1918-07-30, Vallentuna, Sweden; D. 2003-12-15
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 500 metres	20th		1
Men's 1500 metres	8th		256
Men's 5000 metres	bronze	11th	2624
Men's 10000 metres	dnf	9th	240.04
			3121.04

(Per) Heike Hedlund

B. 1942-03-15, Lit, Sweden
Speed Skating

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 500 metres	7th	15th	410
			410

(Karl Torsten) Henric Hedlund

B. 1945-04-07, Skelleftå, Sweden
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	fourth	800
		800

Per Erik Hedlund

B. 1897-04-18, Särnaheden, Sweden; D. 1975-02-12
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 18 km	sixth	sixth	1280
Men's 50 km	dnf	gold	6400.0026
			7680.0026

At St.Moritz, he wore a white ski suit that was specially sowed for him by ladies from his village. This was against the wishes of the team management, who wanted him to wear the blue team uniform. After he'd won the race by over 13 minutes, the suit was considered good luck and Swedish cross-country skiers wear white suits until this day.

Ylva Marianne Hedlund

B. 1949-11-22, Lidingö, Sweden
Speed Skating

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 500 metres	26th	18th	2.624
Women's 1000 metres	19th	14th	17.6
Women's 1500 metres	20th	25th	1.1
			21.324

Ture Hedman

B. 1895-12-18, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1950-08-03
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	gold	1600
		1600

Lennart Per Olav Hedmark

B. 1944-05-18, Skellefteå, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Decathlon	11th	dnf	8th	480.00384
				480.00384

Chad Hedrick

B. 1977-04-17, Houston, Tex., USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

2006 2010 HP

5000 m gold 11th 6464

10000 m silver 4000

1500 m bronze sixth 3200

1000 m sixth bronze 3200

Team Pursuit comp. silver 1160

21024

	2006	2010	HP
5000 m	gold	11th	6464
10000 m	silver		4000
1500 m	bronze	sixth	3200
1000 m	sixth	bronze	3200
Team Pursuit	comp.	silver	1160
			21024

Åke Hedvall

B. 1910-04-09, Västerfarnebo, Sweden; D. 1969-04-07
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	8th	384
		384

Lars Hedwall

B. 1897-02-10, Skog, Sweden
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeple-chase	7th	600
Men's Cross-Country	24th	0.2
Men's Cross-Country, Team	(bronze)	-
		600.2

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-02-22

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