Carl von Essen
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Born | Jönköping, Sweden | 18 October 1940|||||||||||||
Died | 11 November 2021 Björnlunda, Sweden | (aged 81)|||||||||||||
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Carl von Essen (18 October 1940 – 11 November 2021) was a Swedish fencer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team.[1][2]
Von Essen died in Björnlunda on 11 November 2021, at the age of 81.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Carl von Essen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Carl von Essen". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Carl Von Essen". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Jönköping
- Swedish male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers of Sweden
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish fencing biography stubs