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Sven Colliander
File:Sven Colliander SOK.jpg
Birth name Sven August Wilhelm Colliander
Born (1890-05-23)23 May 1890
Died 16 September 1961(1961-09-16) (aged 71)
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Place of death Täby, Sweden
Service/branch Swedish Army
Years of service 1910–1955
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held Army Riding School (1934–40)
Norrland Dragoon Regiment (1940–43)
VI. Military Area (1946–51)
III. Military Area (1951–55)

Sven August Wilhelm Colliander (23 May 1890 – 16 September 1961) was a Swedish Lieutenant General and horse rider who competed in the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 he finished 13th in the individual eventing on the horse King, and his eventing team was unplaced. Eight years later he and his horse Kål XX were part of the Swedish dressage team that won the bronze medal, after finishing eleventh in the individual competition.[1][2]

References[]

  1. Sven Colliander. sports-reference.com
  2. Sven Colliander. Swedish Olympic Committee
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