Hans Jacobson

Hans Jacobson
Personal information
Born	17 March 1947; Stockholm, Sweden
Died	9 July 1984 (aged 37); Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Fencing, modern pentathlon
Men's fencing
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, 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] He originally won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Hans Jacobson and Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall. However, he was stripped of the medal after Liljenvall failed a drug test (for alcohol).[3]

References

"Hans Jacobson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
"Olympics Statistics: Hans Jacobson". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
"Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

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[sref-1] "Hans Jacobson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

[databaseolympics-2] "Olympics Statistics: Hans Jacobson". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-04-13.

[3] "Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-06.