Helmer Fredrik Gustafsson Mörner (8 May 1895 – 5 January 1962), also known as Graf Helmer Morner, 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 won individual and team gold medals in

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 ...

at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

.Bryant, Jennifer (2000), ''Olympic Equestrian'', p. 143, The Blood Horse, Inc., In 1914 Mörner enlisted to the

Wendes Artillery Regiment The Wendes Artillery Regiment ( sv, Wendes artilleriregemente), designation A 3, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Scania, where it was g ...

(A 3) in Kristianstad, and served there until 1947 when he became professor at the

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. He left no descendants after his death. Mörner was preparing for the 1920 Olympics with a Russian horse, but it had to be replaced in the last moment due to a leg injury. The substitute horse was known as ''Germania'', but it was renamed to ''Geria'' to avoid bringing up the name of Germany at the first Games after World War I.

References

External links

Helmer Mörner at databaseOlympics.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morner, Helmer 1895 births 1962 deaths Swedish event riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Landskrona Municipality Swedish Army officers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Skåne County