Dag Nätterqvist (20 June 1922 – 20 November 2009) was a
Swedish equestrian
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Horseback riding (or riding in British English)
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.
Career
He competed in
jumping (horse)
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at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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, but failed to win a medal.
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Personal life
His son Ted and his wife Pia Levin Nätterqvist were also competitive equestrian jumpers. His grandson Joakim
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In the Old Testament, Jehoi ...
is a Swedish actor, theatre director
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, singer and songwriter and acting coach
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References
1922 births
2009 deaths
Olympic equestrians for Sweden
Swedish male equestrians
Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Equestrians from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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