Helmut Hediger

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Helmut Hediger
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1966 East Berlin K-4 1000 m

Helmut Hediger (Klosterneuburg, 3 May 1945) is an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin.

Hediger also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh twice (K-2 1000 m: 1972, K-4 1000 m: 1968).

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