Gösta Åsbrink

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]

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
Died19 April 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportGymnastics, modern pentathlon
ClubStockholms GF, Täby
I10 IF, Malmköping
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1908 London Gymnastics team
1912 Stockholm Modern pentathlon

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. 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. Swedish Olympic Committee


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