Olof Stahre
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19 April 1909 Lerum, Sweden | ||||||||||||
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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
- Knight of the Order of the Sword[3]
References
- ↑ Olof Stahre. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Olof Stahre. Swedish Olympic Committee
- 1 2 Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 387.
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