Carl Gripenstedt
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| Born | 23 February 1893 Nyköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1981 (aged 88) Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl Gripenstedt (23 February 1893 – 30 April 1981) was a Swedish fencer.[1]
Gripenstedt was born at Nynäs Castle in present Nyköping Municipality and represented Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande as a fencer.[2] He competed in the épée events at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[3] He reached the semi-finals in the 1924 individual épée event.[2] Gripensted also won three team medals at the World Fencing Championships, a 1931 bronze, a 1934 bronze, and a 1935 silver.[1]
Gripenstedt, a friherre and hovjägmästare, ran the ironworks at Brevens bruk.[4] He died in Odensbacken, Örebro.[2]
Carl Gripenstedt was the brother of fencer Ebba Gripenstedt.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Carl Gripenstedt". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Carl Gripenstedt". Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Carl Gripenstedt Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1964). "Gripenstedt, Carl, friherre, hovjägmästare". Vem är Vem? / Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm 1964. Stockholm: Bokförlaget Vem är vem. p. 284.
External links
- Carl Gripenstedt at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Carl Gripenstedt at Olympedia