Hans Drakenberg

Hans Drakenberg medal table
Hans Drakenberg (around 1935)
fencing
Sweden
Olympic games
silver	Berlin 1936	Epee team
World championships
bronze	Vienna 1933	Epee team
bronze	Warsaw 1934	Epee team
bronze	Warsaw 1934	Epee team
gold	Lausanne 1935	Sword
silver	Lausanne 1935	Epee team
bronze	Paris 1937	Epee team
silver	Piešťany 1938	Epee team
silver	Cairo 1949	Epee team

Hans Drakenberg (born February 4, 1901 in Stockholm , † November 1, 1982 in Malmö ) was a Swedish sword fencer .

successes

Hans Drakenberg became individual world champion in Lausanne in 1935 and was awarded the Svenska-Dagbladet gold medal for this success . He was also runner-up with the team in 1935. He won further silver medals in the team competition in Piešťany in 1938 and in Cairo in 1949 . In 1933 in Vienna , 1934 in Warsaw and 1937 in Paris , he secured bronze with her. In 1934 he also won bronze in singles. Drakenberg took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , where he narrowly missed a medal win in the individual competition, finishing fourth. Together with Birger Cederin , Hans Granfelt , Gustaf Dyrssen , Gustav Almgren and Sven Thofelt , he also reached the final round in the team competition, which the Swedish team finished in silver behind Italy and ahead of France and Germany .

Web links

• Hans Drakenberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Hans Drakenberg at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)