Sigvard Gustav Emanuel "Sigge" Hultcrantz (22 May 1888 – 4 March 1955) was a Swedish

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms ( firearms and airguns, in forms s ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free pistol competition and in the team small-bore rifle event. He also participated in the individual free pistol competition and in the individual small-bore rifle event but for both contests his exact place is unknown. At the time of the 1920 Olympics Hultcrantz was lieutenant in the Swedish coast artillery. He eventually reached the rank of major, and was the commandant of

Älvsborg fortress Älvsborg Fortress ( sv, Älvsborgs fästning), with its main facility Oscar II's Fort ( sv, Oscar II:s fort) built 1899–1907, is a now-defunct Swedish fortification located at the mouth of the Göta River in the Älvsborg district of Gothen ...

in 1936–1939.Sigfrid Hultcrantz
Swedish Olympic Committee

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1888 births 1955 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters of Sweden Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 19th-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub