Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
Appearance
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on Casall | ||
Medal record | ||
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Equestrian | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | Team jumping | |
2008 Beijing | Individual jumping | |
European Show Jumping Championships | ||
2011 Madrid | Individual jumping | |
2001 Arnheim | Team jumping | |
2001 Arnheim | Individual jumping | |
2013 Herning | Team jumping |
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund) is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2011, Bengtsson won the Jerring Award.[2]
From 1997 to 2003 he worked at the stable of Jan Tops in Valkenswaard. Since 2003 Bengtsson lives in Breitenburg in Northern Germany where he runs his own stable together with Bo Kristoffersen.[3]
The Mexican billionaire Alfonso Romo is a major financier to Bengtsson's ventures into the world of international show jumping.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolf-Göran Bengtsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Radiosporten (28 January 2020). "Jerringpriset: Pristagare sedan 1979". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Rolf-Göran Bengtsson: facts and results, riderstour.de (German)
- ^ Jörnmark, Moa. "Hemliga guldhjälpen - mexikansk miljardär (Secret gold aid - Mexican billionaire) (Swedish)". Expressen.se.
External links
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- Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (and here) at FEI
- Rolf-Göran Bengtsson at Olympedia (archive)
- Rolf-Goran Bengtsson at Olympics.com
- Rolf-Goran Bengtsson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Rolf-Göran Bengtsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Swedish male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish show jumping riders
- Sportspeople from Lund
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen