Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish

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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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* 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

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