Karl Bertil Sandström (25 November 1887 – 1 December 1964) was a

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military 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 at the 1920,

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and 1932 Summer Olympics in the individual dressage and won silver medals in 1920 and 1924. In 1932 he won another silver in the team dressage. In the individual event he originally placed second, but was moved to the last place for using clicking sounds to control his horse, which was not allowed.Bertil Sandström
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandstrom, Bertil 1887 births 1964 deaths Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Gävle Swedish Army officers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gävleborg County