Per Gedda Explained

Per Olof "Pelle" Harald Gedda (28 August 1914 – 4 July 2005) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was born in Västra Frölunda.

In 1936 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Ilderim which finished fourth in the 8-metre class event.

Sixteen years later he won the silver medal as helmsman of the Swedish boat Tornado in the Dragon class. He died in Stockholm in 2005.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Per Gedda . databaseOlympics.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005073937/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GEDDAPER01 . 2012-10-05.
2. Per Gedda . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203054347/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/per-gedda-1.html . 2016-12-03.