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'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Per Gedda |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GEDDAPER01 |website=databaseOlympics.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005073937/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GEDDAPER01 |archive-date=2012-10-05}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Per Gedda |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/per-gedda-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203054347/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/per-gedda-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=SWEPG6|www=per-gedda}} * {{Olympics.com|per-gedda}} * {{Olympedia}}
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