Nils Olof Stahre (19 April 1909 – 7 March 1988) was a

Swedish Army The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 ...

officer and

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

who competed in the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. In 1948 he and his horse ''Komet'' won a silver medal in the team

eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

, after finishing fifteenth in the individual competition. Four years later they won a gold medal in the team eventing and finished eighth individually. After the 1952 Games Stahre became a coach and led Petrus Kastenman to the 1956 Olympic gold medal.Olof Stahre
Swedish Olympic Committee Stahre became major in the reserve in 1955.

Awards and decorations

Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Or ...

(1954)

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* * * * 1909 births 1988 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish event riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of the Sword People from Lerum Municipality Equestrians from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub