Martyn Hedges was a

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slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s until his death in 1992. He won two bronze medals at the

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earning them in

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(C-1 team) and

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(C-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. 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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Martyn HEDGES
at CanoeSlalom.net British male canoeists 1992 deaths Year of birth missing Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Team Bath athletes {{UK-canoe-bio-stub