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.[1][2] He originally won a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Björn Ferm and Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall. However, he was stripped of the medal after Liljenvall failed a drug test (for alcohol).[3]
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| Born | 17 March 1947 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1984 (aged 37) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing, modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacobson represented K1 IF and Djurgårdens IF.[4] For Djurgårdens IF, he became the 1974 Swedish champion in individual épée and eight-time champion in team épée.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Hans Jacobson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Hans Jacobson". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Olympedia – Hans Jacobson".
- ^ "SM värja herrar, ind". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "SM värja herrar, lag". 9 December 2020.
External links edit
- Hans Jacobson at Olympedia
- Hans Jacobson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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