Åke Hedberg

Åke Hedberg

Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1929-12-14)14 December 1929 Vansbro, Sweden
Died	7 April 1971(1971-04-07) (aged 41) Västerås, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Kristinehamns ABK
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Weightlifting Championships 1952 Helsinki -75 kg 1953 Stockholm -67.5 kg

Bernt Åke Hedberg (14 December 1929 – 7 April 1971) was a Swedish weightlifter. Competing in the middleweight division in 1952 he won the European title and placed sixth at the Summer Olympics. Next year he moved to a lighter weight category and finished second at the European championships.^[1][2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Åke Hedberg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
2. Åke Hedberg. chidlovski.net

External links

• Åke Hedberg at Olympedia
• Åke Hedberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)