Gösta Åsbrink

Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete

Gösta Åsbrink

Gösta Åsbrink running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics

Personal information
Born| (1881-11-18)18 November 1881
Stockholm, Sweden
Died| 19 April 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport| Gymnastics, modern pentathlon
Club| Stockholms GF, Täby
I10 IF, Malmköping

Medal record

Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
| 1908 London | Gymnastics team
| 1912 Stockholm | Modern pentathlon

Karl "Gösta" Åsbrink (18 November 1881 - 19 April 1966) was a Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete who won a gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Åsbrink's 1908 gold medal was won in London for a team event, as the Swedish men's gymnastics team came in first. Four years later, competing before a home audience in 1912 Stockholm, he won an individual silver medal in the first contested Modern pentathlon of the Olympic Games. Åsbrink was a lieutenant of Swedish Army at the time and was later promoted to a major.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Gösta Åsbrink". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
2. ^ "Gösta Åsbrink Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
3. ^ "Gösta Åsbrink". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
4. ^ Gösta Åsbrink. Swedish Olympic Committee

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Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team All-Around

* 1904:  Mixed team (ZZX)
* 1908:  Sweden (SWE)
* 1912:  Italy (ITA)
* 1920:  Italy (ITA)
* 1924:  Italy (ITA)
* 1928:  Switzerland (SUI)
* 1932:  Italy (ITA)
* 1936:  Germany (GER)
* 1948:  Finland (FIN)
* 1952:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1956:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1960:  Japan (JPN)
* 1964:  Japan (JPN)
* 1968:  Japan (JPN)
* 1972:  Japan (JPN)
* 1976:  Japan (JPN)
* 1980:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1984:  United States (USA)
* 1988:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1992:  Unified Team (EUN)
* 1996:  Russia (RUS)
* 2000:  China (CHN)
* 2004:  Japan (JPN)
* 2008:  China (CHN)
* 2012:  China (CHN)
* 2016:  Japan (JPN)
* 2020:  ROC

1908  Sweden (SWE): Gösta Åsbrink, Carl Bertilsson, Hjalmar Cedercrona, Andreas Cervin, Rudolf Degermark, Carl Folcker, Sven Forssman, Erik Granfelt, Carl Hårleman, Nils Hellsten, Gunnar Höjer, Arvid Holmberg, Carl Holmberg, Oswald Holmberg, Hugo Jahnke, John Jarlén, Gustaf Johnsson, Rolf Johnsson, Nils von Kantzow, Sven Landberg, Olle Lanner, Axel Ljung, Osvald Moberg, Carl Martin Norberg, Erik Norberg, Tor Norberg, Axel Norling, Daniel Norling, Gösta Olson, Leonard Peterson, Sven Rosén, Gustaf Rosenquist, Axel Sjöblom, Birger Sörvik, Haakon Sörvik, Karl Johan Svensson, Karl Gustaf Vinqvist, Nils Widforss

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