Hans Drakenberg

Hans Drakenberg
Hans Drakenberg by the mid-1930s
Personal information
Born(1901-02-04)4 February 1901
Stockholm, Sweden
Died1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 81)
Malmö, Sweden
Sport
SportFencing
ClubMalmö FK 1919
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Épée, team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Budapest Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Warsaw Épée, ind.
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Warsaw Épée, team
Gold medal – first place 1935 Lausanne Épée, ind.
Silver medal – second place 1935 Lausanne Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Paris Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Piešťany Épée, team
Silver medal – second place 1949 Cairo Épée, team

Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish épée fencer. He won a silver medal in the team event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fourth individually.[1][2] Drakenberg won an individual European title in 1935 and two silver and five bronze medals at European and world championships in 1933–49.[3] In 1935 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

Awards and decorations

  • Sweden Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld) (1973)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Hans Drakenberg". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Hans Drakenberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Hans Drakenberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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