Frank Martin (rider)

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Frank Martin (rider)
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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1920 Antwerp Show jumping, team

Frank Hugo Martin (born December 30, 1885 in Stockholm , † August 28, 1962 in Danderyd ) was a Swedish rider and Olympic champion .

Life

Martin attended the Kungliga Krigsacademien and became an officer in 1906 . Later he attended the Swedish Army's riding school in Strömsholm Castle .

He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp with his horse Koort and won the gold medal in show jumping with the Swedish team.

In 1928 he worked for the daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet . Martin was a first class knight of the Order of the Sword .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bill Mallon, Anthony Th. Bijkerk: The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary (2003)
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Frank Hugo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 1962
Place of death Danderyd , Sweden