Count Hans Robert von Rosen (8 August 1888 – 2 September 1952) was a

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captain and

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who competed in the

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and in the

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Career

In 1912, he and his horse ''Lord Iron'' were part of the Swedish equestrian team, which won the gold medal in the team jumping. Eight years later, he won the gold medal with the Swedish jumping team again, this time with his horse ''Poor Boy''. He also competed in the individual dressage event and won the bronze medal with his horse ''Running Sister''. von Rosen became ''

ryttmästare ''Ryttmästare'' (from the German word ''Rittmeister'') was a military rank in the Swedish cavalry in the Swedish Army. The rank corresponded to the rank of captain in other service branches. The rank was abolished in 1972. History The military ...

'' in 1925 and

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at the

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the same year.

Awards and decorations

* King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948) *Knight of the

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*Second Class of the

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References

External links

Hans von Rosen at databaseOlympics.com
* 1888 births 1973 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Swedish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Swedish counts Knights of the Order of Vasa Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Norrköping Municipality Sportspeople from Östergötland County Von Rosen family {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub