Per Gedda
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Sweden
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Dragon class |
Per Olof "Pelle" Harald Gedda (28 August 1914 – 4 July 2005) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Västra Frölunda.
In 1936 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Ilderim which finished fourth in the 8-metre class event.
Sixteen years later he won the silver medal as helmsman of the Swedish boat Tornado in the Dragon class. He died in Stockholm in 2005.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Per Gedda". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Per Gedda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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