Hans Berndt Åke Thelning (24 October 1892 – 16 February 1979) was a

Swedish Army The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 ...

officer and

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He and his horse ''Löke'' finished sixth in the individual jumping event and won a gold medal with the Swedish jumping team. Later in the 1930 he worked as a senior teacher at a riding school in Copenhagen. Ståhle became ''

ryttmästare ''Ryttmästare'' (from the German word ''Rittmeister'') was a military rank in the Swedish cavalry in the Swedish Army. The rank corresponded to the rank of captain in other service branches. The rank was abolished in 1972. History The military ...

'' in the reserve in 1928.

Awards and decorations

Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Or ...

(1942)

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* * * 1892 births 1979 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish male equestrians Swedish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Vårgårda Municipality Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of the Sword Equestrians from Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub