Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

fencer. He won a silver medal in the team event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fourth individually. Drakenberg won an individual European title in 1935 and two silver and five bronze medals at European and world championships in 1933–49.Hans Drakenberg
Swedish Olympic Committee In 1935 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

Awards and decorations

* Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (''Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld'') (1973)

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* 1901 births 1982 deaths Swedish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Sweden Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers from Stockholm Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub