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Trevor Hedberg (2 February 1886 – 11 September 1954) was a British
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and Olympic champion. He competed at the
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in
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and won a gold medal in the 18 ft. Dinghy class with Francis Richards. Sailing the boat ''Brat'', Richards and Hedberg were the only entrants in their class. It is uncertain if this crew was actually awarded the gold medals – they were not able to finish the first competition and they did not start in any other; they do not appear in the Official Report of the Antwerp Games. However they are listed on the website of the
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as well as that of the
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as Gold Medalists.


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* 1886 births 1954 deaths British male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy Olympic sailors for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century British sportsmen {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub