Leonīds Vedējs

Leonīds Vedējs
Born	(1908-10-12)October 12, 1908 Daugavpils, Russian Empire
Died	February 4, 1995(1995-02-04) (aged 86) Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Position	Defence
Played for	US Riga (Latvian) Dinamo Riga (Latvian)
National team	Latvia
Playing career	1931–1947

Leonīds Janis Vedējs (October 12, 1908 – February 4, 1995) was a Latvian ice hockey defenceman. He played with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.^[1][2] He was the flag bearer of the Latvian delegation at the opening ceremony as well as the captain of the hockey team.

References

1. "Leonids Vedejs". Olimpiade.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonīds Vedējs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Leonīds Vedējs at Olympedia (archive)
• Leonīds Vedējs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)