Martyn Hedges

Martyn Hedges was a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s until his death in 1992.

He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships earning them in 1983 (C-1 team) and 1985 (C-1).

[1] Hedges was a member of Windsor and District Canoe Club.

He was selected for the Olympic team when Canoe Slalom was re-introduced to the Barcelona games in 1992, but died in a tragic car accident shortly before the games.

[2] He was national C1 champion twelve times, and was the founder and owner of Bushsport Designs, who pioneered and developed use of neoprene spraydecks.