Gösta Åsbrink

Gösta Åsbrink

Gösta Åsbrink running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	18 November 1881 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	19 April 1966 (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]

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.^[3]

References

1. "Olympics Statistics: Gösta Åsbrink". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
2. "Gösta Åsbrink Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
3. Gösta Åsbrink. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• Gösta Åsbrink listed among Swedish Olympic medalists