Gehnäll Persson
 Persson at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 August 1910 Steneby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1976 (aged 65) Köping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Horse riding | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | K4 IF, Umeå | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gehnäll Persson (21 August 1910 – 16 July 1976) was a Swedish Army fanjunkare and equestrian.
Career[edit]
Persson was born on 21 August 1910 in Steneby, Sweden, the son of Sven Persson and Bertha Andersson.[1]
He competed in dressage at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won team gold medals in 1952 and 1956; he finished fourth individually in 1956.[2][3]
At the 1948 Olympics the Swedish team won with a wide margin and received gold medals. The team was disqualified in 1949 after it was found that Persson was only a fanjunkare, temporarily promoted to the rank of lieutenant specifically to circumvent the "Officers and Gentlemen only" eligibility rule at the time.[4] Later that year the International Federation for Equestrian Sports relaxed its eligibility rule to allow non-commissioned ranks (and women) to compete.[5][6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1938, he married Ruth Jansson (born 1914), the daughter of Richard Jansson and Elin Larsson. He was the father of Lars Ove (born 1943) and Anders (born 1951).[1]
Awards and decorations[edit]
- H. M. The King's Medal[1]
- Swedish Women’s Auxiliary Veterinary Corps' Silver Medal (Svenska Blå Stjärnans silvermedalj)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1964). Vem är vem?. 2, Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm [Who is Who?. 2, Svealand excluding Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Bokförlaget Vem är vem. p. 651.
- ^ Gehnäll Persson Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gehnäll Persson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ 1948 Overwiew. 100 Years of Equestrian Sport in the Olympic Movement. International Equestrian Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016
- ^ Lynch, Steven. "Who was disqualified from his event at the Olympics because he wasn't of sufficiently high rank in the army?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Dressage, Team Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links[edit]
- Gehnäll Persson at Olympics.com
- Gehnäll Persson at Olympedia
- Gehnäll Persson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1910 births
- 1976 deaths
- Swedish Army personnel
- Swedish dressage riders
- Olympic equestrians for Sweden
- Swedish male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- People from Bengtsfors Municipality
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County