Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (pentathlete)
![]() Oxenstierna at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1899-08-28)28 August 1899 Stockholm, Sweden[1] | |||||||||||
Died | 18 July 1995(1995-07-18) (aged 95) Täby, Sweden | |||||||||||
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Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||
Club | Flottans IF, Karlskrona | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa (28 August 1899 – 18 July 1995) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and naval officer. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Oxenstierna belonged to one of the oldest noble families of Sweden, which is known from the 13th century. In 1917 he became a Navy officer and in 1932 appointed naval attaché in Paris; upon his return to Sweden he was promoted to lieutenant commander. During World War II he served as a defence attaché in London. His enciphered cables to his government were treacherously passed on to the Germans by a code clerk in Stockholm who deciphered them, becoming a major source of naval intelligence to the Nazi regime. He retired in 1954 in the rank of sea captain.[3]
In 1922 Oxenstierna married Görel Elisabeth Huitfeldt; they had two sons and one daughter. They divorced in 1946, and Oxenstierna remarried the same year.[3] His granddaughter Anna Oxenstierna is a former professional golfer.
References
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- ^ Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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Gösta Lilliehöök (SWE)
- 1920:
Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE)
- 1924:
Bo Lindman (SWE)
- 1928:
Sven Thofelt (SWE)
- 1932:
Johan Oxenstierna (SWE)
- 1936:
Gotthard Handrick (GER)
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William Grut (SWE)
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Lars Hall (SWE)
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Lars Hall (SWE)
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Ferenc Németh (HUN)
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András Balczó (HUN)
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