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Leonīds Vedējs

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Leonīds Vedējs
Born (1908-10-12)October 12, 1908
Daugavpils, Russian Empire
Died February 4, 1995(1995-02-04) (aged 86)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Position Defence
Played for US Riga (Latvian)
Dinamo Riga (Latvian)
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1931–1947

Leonīds Janis Vedējs (October 12, 1908 – February 4, 1995) was a Latvian ice hockey defenceman. He played with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.[1][2] He was the flag bearer of the Latvian delegation at the opening ceremony as well as the captain of the hockey team.

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  1. ^ "Leonids Vedejs". Olimpiade.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonīds Vedējs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
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