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Name
  
Hans Jacobson


Born
  
17 March 1947 (
1947-03-17
)
Stockholm, Sweden

Died
  
9 July 1984(1984-07-09) (aged 37) Stockholm, Sweden

Sport
  
Fencing, modern pentathlon

Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. He originally won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Hans Jacobson and Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall. However, he was stripped of the medal after Liljenvall failed a drug test (for alcohol).

References

Hans Jacobson Wikipedia