Carl Adolf ''Ragnar'' Olson (10 August 1880 – 10 July 1955) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

horse rider who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He won a bronze medal in the individual dressage competition with his horse ''Günstling'', and a silver medal as part of the Swedish dressage team. Olson lived in Hässleholm in southern Sweden. He became famous for housing, during the winter of 1918–1919, the exiled German army chief Erich Ludendorff, after the German World War I capitulation in 1918.Ragnar Olson
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1880 births 1955 deaths Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Kristianstad Municipality Sportspeople from Skåne County {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub