Hans Drakenberg
{{Short description|Swedish fencer (1901–1982)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|2|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|1|1901|2|4|df=yes}}
| death_place = Malmö, Sweden
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| sport = Fencing
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| club = Malmö FK 1919
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{{MedalSilver|1936 Berlin|Épée, team}}
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{{MedalBronze|1933 Budapest|Épée, team}}
{{MedalBronze|1934 Warsaw|Épée, ind.}}
{{MedalBronze|1934 Warsaw|Épée, team}}
{{MedalGold|1935 Lausanne|Épée, ind.}}
{{MedalSilver|1935 Lausanne|Épée, team}}
{{MedalBronze|1937 Paris|Épée, team}}
{{MedalBronze|1938 Piešťany|Épée, team}}
{{MedalSilver|1949 Cairo|Épée, team}}
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Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish épée fencer. He won a silver medal in the team event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fourth individually.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DRAKEHAN01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Hans Drakenberg |access-date=6 June 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/hans-drakenberg-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210343/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/hans-drakenberg-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hans Drakenberg Olympic Results |work=sports-reference.com}} Drakenberg won an individual European title in 1935 and two silver and five bronze medals at European and world championships in 1933–49.[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/h/hans-drakenberg.html Hans Drakenberg]. Swedish Olympic Committee In 1935 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Awards and decorations
- {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld) (1973){{cite web |url=https://fencing.se/svenska-faktforbundet/utmarkelser-och-beloningar/hogsta-utmarkelse-personer/ |publisher=Swedish Fencing Federation |title=Högsta utmärkelse, personer |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=sv}}
References
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Category:Swedish male épée fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for Sweden
Category:Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in fencing
Category:Fencers from Stockholm
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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