Karl Folke Frölén (25 February 1908 – 6 November 2002) 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 ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He and his horse ''Fair'' finished 15th in the individual eventing competition and won a gold medal with the Swedish

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

team.

References

1908 births 2002 deaths Swedish event riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Eskilstuna {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub