Gustaf "Gösta" Wilhelm Hagelin (5 October 1897 – 13 December 1983) was a

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...

officer and

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

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1924 he and his horse ''Varius'' won the silver medal with the Swedish eventing team after finishing twentieth in the individual eventing. Hagelin was lieutenant colonel in the

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1897 births 1983 deaths Swedish event riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swedish Army colonels {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub