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Allegiance
  
Sweden

Name
  
Gustaf Lewenhaupt

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1902–1932

Service/branch
  
Swedish Army


Gustaf Lewenhaupt

Birth name
  
Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt

Born
  
20 August 1879 Orebro, Sweden (
1879-08-20
)

Died
  
7 August 1962(1962-08-07) (aged 82) Stockholm, Sweden

Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.

References

Gustaf Lewenhaupt Wikipedia