Karl Alfred Hansen (30 July 1890 – 5 April 1959) 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 horse rider who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He and his horse ''Gerold'' finished sixth in the individual jumping and won a bronze medal with the Swedish jumping team. Hansen was major in the Swedish Army.

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1890 births 1959 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish male equestrians Swedish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Linköping Sportspeople from Östergötland County {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub