Carl Adolf Ragnar Olson (10 August 1880 – 10 July 1955) was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the individual dressage competition with his horse Günstling, and a silver medal as part of the Swedish dressage team.[1]
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1880 Kristianstad, Sweden |
| Died | 10 July 1955 (aged 74) Bromma, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Club | Stockholms FRK |
Medal record | |
Olson lived in Hässleholm in southern Sweden. He became famous for housing, during the winter of 1918–1919, the exiled German army chief Erich Ludendorff, after the German World War I capitulation in 1918.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Ragnar Olson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Rydén, Daniel (2014). 101 Historiska möten [101 Historic meetings] (in Swedish). Historiska Media. p. 114. ISBN 9789175451732.
- ^ Ragnar Olson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
edit
   | This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to Swedish equestrianism is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |