Gregor Hradetzky
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's flatwater canoeing | |||
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Gold | 1936 Berlin | K-1 1000 m | |
Gold | 1936 Berlin | Folding K-1 10000 m |
Gregor Hradetzky (January 31, 1909 – December 29, 1984) was an Austrian canoer and organ builder who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Krems an der Donau and died in Bad Kleinkirchheim.
In 1936 he won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metre competition as well as in the folding K-1 10000 metres event. He is only one of two Austrians ever who won two Olympic gold medals in the same Summer Olympic Games (the other is Julius Lenhart).