Gustaf Lewenhaupt

Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
	Count Gustaf Lewenhaupt in 1942
Birth name	Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt
Born	20 August 1879; Örebro, Sweden
Died	7 August 1962 (aged 82); Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1902–1932
Rank	Major
Unit	Life Guards of Horse
Other work	Cabinet chamberlain

Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 627. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
^ "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.