Gösta_Åsbrink

Gösta Åsbrink

Gösta Åsbrink

Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete

Karl "Gösta" Åsbrink (18 November 1881 – 19 April 1966) was a Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete who won a gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

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Åsbrink's 1908 gold medal was won in London for a team event, as the Swedish men's gymnastics team came in first. Four years later, competing before a home audience in 1912 Stockholm, he won an individual silver medal in the first contested Modern pentathlon of the Olympic Games. Åsbrink was a lieutenant of Swedish Army at the time and was later promoted to a major.[4]

References

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    "Olympics Statistics: Gösta Åsbrink". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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    "Gösta Åsbrink Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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    "Gösta Åsbrink". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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    Gösta Åsbrink. Swedish Olympic Committee
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