Name Gosta Asbrink Died April 19, 1966 | Role Olympic athlete Club Taby, Malmkoping | |
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Born 18 November 1881 ( 1881-11-18 ) Stockholm, Sweden Sport Gymnastics, modern pentathlon Olympic medals Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||
Karl "Gosta" Asbrink (18 November 1881 – 19 April 1966) was a Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete who won a gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Gosta Asbrink's 1908 gold medal was won in London for a team event, as the Swedish men's gymnastics team came in first. Four years later, competing before a home audience in 1912 Stockholm, he won an individual silver medal in the first contested Modern pentathlon of the Olympic Games.
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