Axel Nordlander

{{short description|Swedish equestrian}}

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| name = Axel Nordlander

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| image = Axel Nordlander 1912.jpg

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| caption = Nordlander and Lady Artist in 1912

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| birth_name = Axel Nils August Nordlander

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1879|09|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hagge bruk, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|04|30|1879|09|21|df=yes}}

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| branch = Swedish Army

| serviceyears = 1900–1946{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1948 |title=Vem är vem?. D. 4, Skånedelen |trans-title=Who is Who?. D. 4, Scania part |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=Swedish |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/skane48/0409.html |pages=409–410}}

| rank = Cavalry captain

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| unit = Scanian Hussar Regiment (1906–25)
Scanian Cavalry Regiment (1929–46)

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's equestrian}}

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{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1912 Stockholm|Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing}}

{{Medal|Gold|1912 Stockholm|Team eventing}}

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Axel Nils August Nordlander (21 September 1879 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish cavalry officer and horse rider.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12502 |title=Axel Nordlander |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 May 2021}} He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the individual and team eventing competitions.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/axel-nordlander-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/axel-nordlander-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Axel Nordlander}}[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/axel-nordlander.html Axel Nordlander]. Swedish Olympic Committee