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Gösta Åsbrink

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Gösta Åsbrink
Gösta Åsbrink running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1881-11-18)18 November 1881
Stockholm, Sweden
Died19 April 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportGymnastics, modern pentathlon
ClubStockholms GF, Täby
I10 IF, Malmköping
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Gymnastics team
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Modern pentathlon

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]

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

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