Gustaf Lewenhaupt

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.

Not to be confused with another Swedish horse rider and Olympic medalist Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt.
For the Swedish soldier and statesman, see Gustaf Adolf Lewenhaupt.

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[1]
RankMajor
UnitLife Guards of Horse[1]
Other workCabinet chamberlain[1]

In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.[2][3]

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.
  2. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. Gustaf Lewenhaupt. Swedish Olympic Committee


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