Martyn Hedges

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Martyn Hedges
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Men's canoe slalom
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Meran C-1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Augsburg C-1

Martyn Hedges was a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s until his death in 1992. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships earning them in 1983 (C-1 team) and 1985 (C-1). [1]

Hedges was a member of Windsor and District Canoe Club. He was selected for the Olympic team when Canoe Slalom was re-introduced to the Barcelona games in 1992, but died in a tragic car accident shortly before the games. [2]

He was national C1 champion twelve times, and was the founder and owner of Bushsport Designs, who pioneered and developed use of neoprene spraydecks.

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References

  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. "A tribute to Bushy & other trail blazers". unofficialolympiccanoeslalom.wordpress.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.