Gregor Adlercreutz
Gregor Nils Henric Adlercreutz (16 August 1898 – 3 June 1944) was a Swedish equestrian who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He and his horse Teresina placed fourth in the individual dressage competition and won a bronze medal with the Swedish dressage team.[1] Adlercreutz was captain in the Scanian cavalry regiment and studied at a cavalry school in Hanover in 1937–38. His father Nils was also an Olympic equestrian and headed the Scanian regiment in 1921–27.[2]
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| Born | 16 August 1898 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1944 (aged 45) Strömsholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Horse riding | |||||||||||
| Club | K2 IF, Helsingborg | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Adlercreutz died on 3 June 1944 in Strömsholm and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.[3]
References
- Gregor Adlercreutz Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Gregor Adlercreutz. Swedish Olympic Committee
- "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 05, gravnummer 6" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Gregor Adlercreutz at Olympedia
- Gregor Adlercreutz at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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