Anders Gernandt (equestrian)
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| Born | 30 April 1920 Råneå, Sweden |
| Died | 2 November 2000 (aged 80) Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Sport | Horse riding |
| Club | Skövde FRK |
Anders Erik Gernandt (30 April 1920 – 2 November 2000) was a Swedish horse rider. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual and team jumping with the best result of individual 32nd place in 1956.[1][2]
Gernandt was major in the Swedish cavalry.[3] He later became a liked TV-commentator of Equestrian sport, and reached beyond horses by adding the opening and ending comments in Swedish , in the American comedy show Soap.[4]
References
- ^ Anders Gernandt. sports-reference.com
- ^ Anders Gernandt. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 374. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ^ http://www.expressen.se/noje/anders-bjorkman-lodder-och-linnman-i-nostalgi-tv/
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