Gustaf Adolf "Gösta" Olson (10 May 1883 – 23 January 1966) was a Swedish

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

and fencer who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. He was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal, and was eliminated in the first round of the individual

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

event.Gösta Olson
Swedish Olympic Committee He was a member of the fencing club Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande.

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* 1883 births 1966 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Swedish male épée fencers Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Linköping Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande fencers {{Sweden-fencing-bio-stub

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