Gregor Hradetzky (31 January 1909 – 29 December 1984) was an Austrian canoeist and organ builder who competed in the late 1930s.

He was born in Krems an der Donau and died in Bad Kleinkirchheim.

Gregor Hradetzky

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 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).

Gregor Hradetzky

Hradetzky also won a bronze in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm representing Germany.

Gregor Hradetzky

References

DatabaseOlympics.com profile

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Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Singles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 471.

1909 births

1984 deaths

Austrian male canoeists

Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Olympic canoeists for Austria

Olympic gold medalists for Austria

Olympic medalists in canoeing

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics

People from Krems an der Donau

Sportspeople from Lower Austria