Olof Stahre
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| Full name | Nils Olof Stahre | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1909 Lerum, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 1988 (aged 78) Blentarp, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Horse riding | ||||||||||||||
| Club | T1 IF, Linköping T2 IF, Skövde | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Olof Stahre (19 April 1909 – 7 March 1988) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
In 1948 he and his horse Komet won a silver medal in the team eventing, after finishing fifteenth in the individual competition. Four years later they won a gold medal in the team eventing and finished eighth individually.[1]
After the 1952 Games Stahre became a coach and led Petrus Kastenman to the 1956 Olympic gold medal.[2]
Stahre became major in the reserve in 1955.[3]
Awards and decorations
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Knight of the Order of the Sword (1954)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Olof Stahre. sports-reference.com
- ^ Olof Stahre. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 387.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 142. SELIBR 8261599.
External links
[edit]- Olof Stahre at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Olof Stahre at Olympedia
- Olof Stahre at Olympics.com
- Olof Stahre at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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