Folke Sandström

Folke Sandström
Personal information
Born27 September 1892
Edshult, Alingsås, Sweden
Died18 August 1962 (aged 69)
Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportHorse riding
ClubIng2 IF, Eksjö
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team dressage

Einar Folke Emanuel Sandström (27 September 1892 – 18 August 1962) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He and his horse Pergola finished 15th in the individual dressage and won a bronze medal with the Swedish dressage team.[1][2]

Sandström became major in the reserve in 1941.[3]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ Folke Sandström Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Folke Sandström. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ a b c Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 377.


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