Arne Edvard Francke (6 May 1904 – 11 March 1973) 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 Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

. He competed in jumping at the

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

, both times with the same horse ''Urfé'', and in eventing at the 1932 Olympics. His best result was 25th place in individual jumping in 1936.

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1904 births 1973 deaths Olympic equestrians of Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub