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Gregor Adlercreutz

Gregor Adlercreutz

Swedish equestrian (1898–1944)

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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Adlercreutz died on 3 June 1944 in Strömsholm and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Gregor Adlercreutz Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Gregor Adlercreutz. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. [3]
    "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 05, gravnummer 6" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 27 July 2016.


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