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Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Count Gustaf Lewenhaupt in 1942
Birth nameCarl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt
Born(1879-08-20)20 August 1879
Örebro, Sweden
Died7 August 1962(1962-08-07) (aged 82)
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service / branchSwedish Army
Years of service1902–1932
RankMajor
UnitLife Guards of Horse
Other workCabinet chamberlain

Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 627. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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Olympic equestrian champions in team jumping


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