Bengt Ljungquist
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Birth name | Bengt Helge Ljungquist |
Born | Umeå, Sweden | 20 September 1912
Died | 15 July 1979 Förslöv, Sweden | (aged 66)
Service/ | Swedish Army |
Years of service | 1936–1967 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | Life Guard Dragoons (1955–59) Life Regiment Hussars (1959–67) |
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Born | Umeå, Sweden | 20 September 1912|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 July 1979 Förslöv, Sweden | (aged 66)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Épée, sabre, foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Skövde FF Stockholms AF K3 IF, Skövde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bengt Helge Ljungquist (20 September 1912 – 15 July 1979) was a Swedish fencer, equestrian and military officer. He competed in various fencing events at the 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver and bronze in the team épée in 1948 and 1952. In 1964 he took part only in mixed dressage events and finished fifth with the Swedish team.[1][2]
At the world fencing championships Ljungquist won four silver and two bronze medals in the épée in 1937–1954.[3]
As a United States Equestrian Team coach, Ljungquist guided the US dressage team to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the United States Dressage Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[4] He died in Sweden while on a visit from the United States.[3]
References
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Bengt Ljungquist". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Bengt Ljungquist Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b Bengt Ljungquist. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Colonel Bengt Ljungquist (1998)". United States Dressage Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1912 births
- 1979 deaths
- Swedish male fencers
- Swedish épée fencers
- Dressage riders from Sweden
- Olympic fencers of Sweden
- Olympic equestrians of Sweden
- Swedish equestrians
- Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Male equestrians
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- People from Umeå
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Army lieutenant colonels
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Equestrian biography stubs
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