Åke Thelning

Hans Berndt Åke Thelning (24 October 1892 – 16 February 1979) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He and his horse Löke finished sixth in the individual jumping event and won a gold medal with the Swedish jumping team.[2] Later in the 1930 he worked as a senior teacher at a riding school in Copenhagen.[3]

Åke Thelning
Personal information
Born24 October 1892
Södra Härene, Vårgårda, Sweden
Died16 February 1979 (aged 86)
Särö, Sweden
Sport
SportHorse riding
ClubK5 IF, Helsingborg
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1924 Paris Team jumping

Ståhle became ryttmästare in the reserve in 1928.[4]

Awards and decorations

References
  1. "Åke Thelning". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. Åke Thelning. sports-reference.com
  3. Åke Thelning. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 354.
  5. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 146. SELIBR 8261599.


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