Years of service 1915–1947 Died January 5, 1962 Role Olympic athlete | Name Helmer Morner Rank Major Service/branch Swedish Army | |
Birth name Helmer Fredrik Gustafsson Morner Born 8 May 1895
Landskrona, Sweden ( 1895-05-08 ) Olympic medals Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing People also search for Age Lundstrom, Ettore Caffaratti | ||
Helmer Fredrik Gustafsson Mörner (8 May 1895 – 5 January 1962), also known as Graf Helmer Morner, was a Swedish horse rider, who won individual and team gold medals in eventing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
In 1914 Mörner enlisted to the Wendish Artillery Regiment or A3 in Kristianstad, and served there until 1947 when he became professor at the Uppsala University. He left no descendants after his death.
Mörner was preparing for the 1920 Olympics with a Russian horse, but it had to be replaced in the last moment due to a leg injury. The substitute horse was known as Germania, but it was renamed to Geria to avoid bringing up the name of Germany at the first Games after World War I.
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