Gehnäll Persson
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Persson at the 1952 Olympics | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
21 August 1910 Steneby, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Died |
16 July 1976 (aged 65) Köping, Sweden | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Horse riding | ||||||||||||
| Club | K4 IF, Umeå | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gehnäll Persson (21 August 1910 – 16 July 1976) was a Swedish equestrian. He competed in dressage at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won team gold medals in 19552 and 1956; he finished fourth individually in 1956.[1][2]
At the 1948 Olympics the Swedish team won with a wide margin and received gold medals. The team was disqualified in 1949 after it was found that Persson was not a commissioned military officer, but only a Fanjunkare. Later that year the International Federation for Equestrian Sports relaxed it rules and allowed civilians to compete.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Gehnäll Persson. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Gehnäll Persson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ Lynch, Steven. "Who was disqualified from his event at the Olympics because he wasn't of sufficiently high rank in the army?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Dressage, Team. sports-reference.com
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