Hans Drakenberg

Swedish fencer

Hans Drakenberg

Hans Drakenberg by the mid-1930s

Personal information

Born

(1901-02-04)4 February 1901
Stockholm, Sweden

Died

1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 81)
Malmö, Sweden

Sport

Fencing

Club

Malmö FK 1919

Medal record

Representing Sweden

Olympic Games
	1936 Berlin	Épée, team
World Championships
	1933 Budapest	Épée, team
	1934 Warsaw	Épée, ind.
	1934 Warsaw	Épée, team
	1935 Lausanne	Épée, ind.
	1935 Lausanne	Épée, team
	1937 Paris	Épée, team
	1938 Piešťany	Épée, team
	1949 Cairo	Épée, team

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.^[1]^[2] Drakenberg won an individual European title in 1935 and two silver and five bronze medals at European and world championships in 1933–49.^[3] In 1935 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

Awards and decorations

Swedish Fencing Federation Honorary Shield (Svenska fäktförbundets hederssköld) (1973)^[4]

References

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^ "Olympics Statistics: Hans Drakenberg". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
^ "Hans Drakenberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ Hans Drakenberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
^ "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.