Per-Erik Hedlund (18 April 1897 – 12 February 1975) was a Swedishcross-country skier. He competed in the 18 and 50 km events at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won the gold medal over 50 km in 1928, more than 13 minutes ahead of fellow Swede Gustaf Jonsson. While competing, he wore a show-white outfit, which was later considered as lucky, and was worn by Swedish Nordic skiers at every Winter Olympics for the next 48 years.[1][2]
Hedlund finished sixth in the 50 km event, but won the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He won the Vasa run in 1926 and 1928. In 1928 Hedlund wanted to share the victory with his best friend Sven Utterström. They crossed the finish line simultaneously, but gave up their medals after the jury decided to award gold to Hedlund. Hedlund won nine individual Swedish Championships over various distances. He received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1928.[1][2]
In his prime Hedlund worked six days a week in the woods and skied on the seventh.[1]
Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Cross-Country (Nordic) Skiing, Men: 50 Kilometers". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 232.
erik, hedlund, april, 1897, february, 1975, swedish, cross, country, skier, competed, events, 1924, 1928, olympics, gold, medal, over, 1928, more, than, minutes, ahead, fellow, swede, gustaf, jonsson, while, competing, wore, show, white, outfit, which, later, . Per Erik Hedlund 18 April 1897 12 February 1975 was a Swedish cross country skier He competed in the 18 and 50 km events at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won the gold medal over 50 km in 1928 more than 13 minutes ahead of fellow Swede Gustaf Jonsson While competing he wore a show white outfit which was later considered as lucky and was worn by Swedish Nordic skiers at every Winter Olympics for the next 48 years 1 2 Per Erik HedlundHedlund at the 1928 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn18 April 1897Sarnaheden SwedenDied12 February 1975 aged 77 Sarna SwedenSportSportCross country skiingClubSarna SKMedal record Men s cross country skiingRepresenting SwedenOlympic Games1928 St Moritz 50 kmWorld Championships1933 Innsbruck 4 10 km relayHedlund finished sixth in the 50 km event but won the 4 10 km relay at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships He won the Vasa run in 1926 and 1928 In 1928 Hedlund wanted to share the victory with his best friend Sven Utterstrom They crossed the finish line simultaneously but gave up their medals after the jury decided to award gold to Hedlund Hedlund won nine individual Swedish Championships over various distances He received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1928 1 2 In his prime Hedlund worked six days a week in the woods and skied on the seventh 1 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 3 Olympic Games edit 1 medal 1 gold Year Age 18 km 50 km 1924 26 6 DNF1928 30 6 GoldWorld Championships edit 1 medal 1 gold Year Age 17 km 18 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1930 32 11 1933 35 6 GoldReferences edit a b c Per Erik Hedlund sports reference com a b Per Erik Hedlund Swedish Olympic Committee HEDLUND Per Erik FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 13 January 2020 External links editPer Erik Hedlund at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine archived 11 February 2007 Wallechinsky David and Jaime Loucky 2009 Cross Country Nordic Skiing Men 50 Kilometers In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2010 Edition London Aurum Press Limited p 232 Preceded bySven Salen Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal1928 Succeeded byGillis Grafstrom and Sven Utterstrom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Per Erik Hedlund amp oldid 1156557310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
