Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern

Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern

Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern in 1912
Birth name Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern
Born (1861-04-01)1 April 1861
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died 9 October 1935(1935-10-09) (aged 74)
Stockholm, Sweden
Service/branch Swedish Army
Years of service 1882–1921
Rank Colonel
Commands held Army Riding School (1908–12)
Livregementets dragoner (1915–21)
Relations Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. (son)

Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern (1 April 1861 – 9 October 1935) was a Swedish officer and horse rider who competed in the individual dressage at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in 1912 with his horse Neptun, but eight years later he and his horse Iron were disqualified.

His son Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. won four Olympic medals in dressage in 1948–1956.[1][2]

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