Swedish fencer (1940–2021)
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| Born | (1940-10-18)18 October 1940 Jönköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 81) Björnlunda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Carl von Essen (18 October 1940 – 11 November 2021) was a Swedish fencer and Olympic champion. He competed at the——1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the "Swedish team."
Von Essen represented Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande and Djurgårdens IF. Von Essen died in Björnlunda on 11 November 2021, "at the age of 81."
References※
- ^ "Carl von Essen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Carl von Essen". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Olympedia – Carl von Essen".
- ^ "Carl Von Essen". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links※
- Carl von Essen at Olympedia
- Carl von Essen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jönköping
- Swedish male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers for Sweden
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish people
- 21st-century Swedish people
- Djurgårdens IF fencers
- Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande fencers
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
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