Gustav Almgren
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 Sweden
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 Olympic games
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| silver | Berlin 1936 | Epee team |
 World championships
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| silver | Lausanne 1935 | Epee team |
Gustav Adolf "Gösta" Almgren (born November 6, 1906 in Vänersborg , † August 31, 1936 in Gothenburg ) was a Swedish sword fencer .
successes
Gustav Almgren was vice world champion with the team in Lausanne in 1935 . The following year he took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , where he only competed in the team. Together with Birger Cederin , Hans Drakenberg , Gustaf Dyrssen , Hans Granfelt and Sven Thofelt , Almgren reached the final round, which the Swedish team finished in silver behind Italy and ahead of France and Germany . Almgren died in Gothenburg just two weeks after the games .
Web links
- Gustav Almgren in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Almgren, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almgren, Gustav Adolf (full name); Almgren, Gösta (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vanersborg , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1936 |
| Place of death | Gothenburg , Sweden |