- Per Erik Hedlund
Per-Erik Hedlund (
April 18 ,1897 –February 12 ,1975 ) was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1920's and 1930's.He was born in
Särnaheden ,Dalarna County .Hedlund participated in the 50 kilometre competition at the
1924 Winter Olympics inChamonix , but did not finish.He won the 50 km event at the
1928 Winter Olympics inSt. Moritz by 13 minutes, 27 seconds over fellow SwedeGustaf Jonsson . Hedlund's margin of victory is unequaled in Olympic history. In the 18 kilometre event he finished sixth.He also finished 6th in the 50 km event at the
1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and also won the 4 x 10 km relay at those same championships. Hedlund also won theSvenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1928.External links
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* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HEDLUPER01 databaseOlympics]
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