Gösta Gärdin
Gösta Gärdin | |
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 Gösta Gärdin in 1975. | |
| Born | 28 May 1923 Linköping, Sweden |
| Died | 12 December 2015 (aged 92) Jönköping, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1983 |
| Rank | Senior colonel |
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| Born | 28 May 1923 Linköping, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2015 (aged 92) Jönköping, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | A6 IF, Jönköping | |||||||||||
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Gösta Gärdin (28 May 1923 – 12 December 2015) was a Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Gärdin was born on 28 May 1923 in Linköping, Sweden, the son of colonel Georg Gärdin and his wife Märta (née Wästfelt).[2] He was commissioned as an officer in 1944 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) the same year. Gärdin completed the Artillery and Engineering College's higher course from 1949 to 1951. Gärdin became captain in the General Staff Corps in 1956 and major in Boden Artillery Regiment (A 8) in 1962.[2]
He was appointed lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1965 and was lieutenant colonel in Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1967. Gärdin was promoted to colonel in 1969 and became head of the Military Academy Karlberg which he was until 1973 when he became the commander of Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6). Gärdin was promoted to senior colonel in 1976 and served as Inspector of the Artillery and Army Aviation in the Army Staff from 1976 to 1983.[2]
Other work
Gärdin was adjutant of
Gärdin joined to the Riksidrottens vänner (Friends of the National Sports) in 1979 and became its chairman in 1989, a position he held for 14 years. He resigned at the annual meeting in 2001 and was then elected honorary chairman. Meanwhile, the scholarship Gösta Gärding's Youth Fund (Gösta Gärdins Ungdomsfond) was established for "a male or female sports leaders, who for many years successfully engaged in youth activities and particularly promoted the understanding of fair play and joy of sport."[5]
Personal life
In 1946 he married Margit Engman (born 1923), daughter of the factory manager Gunnar Engman and Märta (née Johansson).[2]
Death
Gärdin died on 12 December 2015 in Jönköping.[3] The funeral service took place at Gustaf Adolf Church in Stockholm on 22 January 2016.[5]
Dates of rank
- 1944 – Second lieutenant
- 1946 – Lieutenant
- 1956 – Captain
- 1962 – Major
- 1965 – Lieutenant colonel
- 1969 – Colonel
- 1976 – Senior colonel
References
- ^ "Gösta Gärdin". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
- ^ a b c "Gösta Gärdin". Swedish Olympic Committee. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Gösta Gärdins Ungdomsfond" [Gösta Gärding's Youth Fund]. www.riksidrottensvanner.se (in Swedish). Riksidrottens vänner. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Gösta Gärdin har avlidit" [Gösta Gärdin has died]. www.riksidrottensvanner.se (in Swedish). Riksidrottens vänner. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.