Hans Drakenberg
 Hans Drakenberg by the mid-1930s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 February 1901 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 November 1982 (aged 81) Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Malmö FK 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish épée fencer. He won a silver medal in the team event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fourth individually.[1][2] Drakenberg won an individual European title in 1935 and two silver and five bronze medals at European and world championships in 1933–49.[3] In 1935 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Awards and decorations
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Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld) (1973)[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans Drakenberg.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Hans Drakenberg". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Hans Drakenberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Hans Drakenberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Hans Drakenberg at Olympedia
- Hans Drakenberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- Olympic fencers for Sweden
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- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in fencing
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- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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