Martyn Hedges

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]

Martyn Hedges
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
1983 MeranC-1 team
1985 AugsburgC-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.

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.


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