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Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish
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, officer, courtier,
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and
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who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
. In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition.


See also

* Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians


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* 1879 births 1962 deaths Swedish male equestrians Swedish male modern pentathletes Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Olympic equestrians for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Swedish show jumping riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Örebro Swedish Army officers Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub