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Nils Adlercreutz
Nils Adlercreutz
Birth name	Nils August Domingo Adlercreutz
Born	8 July 1866; Brunneby, Sweden
Died	27 September 1955 (aged 89); Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1890–1928
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Småland Hussar Regiment; Scanian Dragoon Regiment
Relations	Gregor Adlercreutz (son)

Nils August Domingo Adlercreutz (8 July 1866 – 27 September 1955) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

Adlercreutz was born on 8 July 1866 in Brunneby, Motala Municipality, Sweden, the son of lieutenant Nikolas Adlercreutz and his wife countess Augusta (née Gyldenstolpe).^[2]

Career

Adlercreutz was commissioned as an officer in 1890 and was assigned as a underlöjtnant to the Life Guards of Horse (K 1) where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1896. Adlercreutz served as regimental quartermaster from 1904 to 1906 and as a teacher at the Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School in Strömsholm from 1906 to 1908.^[2] The same year he was promoted to ryttmästare. Adlercreutz was military attaché in Berlin from 1912 to 1918 and was major in Scanian Dragoon Regiment (K 6) in 1914.^[2]

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1917 and to colonel in 1918 and at the same time appointed commanding officer of Småland Hussar Regiment (K 4) in 1918. Adlercreutz was then commanding officer of the Scanian Dragoon Regiment from 1921 to 1927. He retired from the army the year after.^[3] In parallel to his military career, he also served as secretary of Stockholm Field Riding Club and as a judge at Ulriksdal's Racecourse.^[4]

1912 Summer Olympics

He and his horse Atout finished fourth in the individual eventing competition and won a gold medal with the Swedish team. He also finished sixth in the individual jumping with another horse Ilex.^[5]

Personal life

In 1896 he married Ebba Cederschiöld (born 1873), the daughter of major Henrik Cederschiöld and Amelie Sterky.^[6] Adlercreutz and his wife had four children, including the son Gregor, who also became an Olympic equestrian.^[4]

Death

Adlercreutz died on 27 September 1955 in Stockholm and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.^[7]

Dates of rank

1890 – Underlöjtnant
1896 – Lieutenant
1908 – Ryttmästare
1914 – Major
1917 – Lieutenant Colonel
1918 – Colonel

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword^[3]
Knight of the Order of Vasa^[3]
King Gustaf V's Olympic Commemorative Medal^[3]

Foreign

Military Cross First Class^[3]
2nd Class of the Iron Cross^[3]
Knight 3rd Class of the Order of the Crown^[3]
Knight 3rd Class of the Order of Saint Anna^[3]
Knight 1st Class of the Albert Order^[3]
Knight of the Order of Franz Joseph^[3]
Gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games^[3]

Honours

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1923)^[3]

References

^ "Nils Adlercreutz". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1932. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b "Nils Adlercreutz" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Adlercreutz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ Lindblad, Göran, ed. (1924). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925] (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. p. 3.
^ "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 05, gravnummer 6" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 27 July 2016.