Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish
Count
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, officer, courtier,
horse rider
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and
modern pentathlete
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who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics
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.
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.
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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
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