Hans Drakenberg

Hans Drakenberg
Hans Drakenberg by the mid-1930s
Personal information
Born(1901-02-04)4 February 1901
Stockholm, Sweden
Died1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 81)
Malmö, Sweden
Sport
SportFencing
ClubMalmö FK 1919
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Épée, team
World Championships
1933 Budapest Épée, team
1934 Warsaw Épée, ind.
1934 Warsaw Épée, team
1935 Lausanne Épée, ind.
1935 Lausanne Épée, team
1937 Paris Épée, team
1938 Piešťany Épée, team
1949 Cairo Épée, team

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

  • Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld) (1973)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Hans Drakenberg". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Hans Drakenberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Hans Drakenberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.