Oscar Adolf Richard af Ström (8 July 1867 – 13 March 1952) 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 ...

. He competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

and finished sixth in the individual dressage event on the horse ''Irish Lass''. af Ström became major in the reserve in 1930.

Awards and decorations

af Ström's awards: *Knight of the Order of the Sword *Knight of the

Order of St John in Sweden The Order of Saint John in Sweden ( sv, (S:t) Johanniterorden i Sverige) is a Protestant chivalric order. It is a member of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem. It was founded in 1920 in Stockholm, Sweden, as an affiliate ...

*Knight Fourth Class of the Military Merit Order with crown *First Class of the

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...

*Knight Third Class of the Order of the Crown *Knight of the

Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...

with war decoration

References

1867 births 1952 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Solna Municipality Knights of the Order of the Sword Sportspeople from Stockholm County {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub