Hans Wieselgren

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'''Hans Peter Wieselgren''' (born March 26, 1952) is a Swedish Olympic épée fencer. He competed for Sweden in the team épée event at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and was the 1977 NCAA épée champion.

==Fencing career== Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Wieselgren competed for Sweden in the team épée event at the 1972 Munich Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hans-wieselgren-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hans-wieselgren-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Hans Wieselgren Olympic Results |accessdate=2011-02-21 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> The team came in seventh, behind Poland and ahead of the United States.<ref>[https://olympics.com/en/athletes/hans-wieselgren "Hans WIESELGREN,"] Olympics.com.</ref><ref name=olym/>

Two years after the Olympics, Wieselgren moved to the United States (where he has remained) and attended New York University (NYU) on scholarship, where he was in the class of 1977.<ref>[https://sok-se.translate.goog/idrottare/idrottare/h/hans-wieselgren.html?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc "Hans Wieselgren,"] sok-se.</ref><ref name ="GoNYUathletics"/> He fenced épée for the university's NYU Violets.<ref name ="GoNYUathletics"/> In 1974, he was the Intercollegiate Fencing Association épée runner-up.<ref name ="GoNYUathletics"/> In 1976, he led NYU to the NCAA Fencing Team Championship, and came in second in individual épée.<ref name ="GoNYUathletics">{{cite web |url=https://gonyuathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=16&mobile=skip| title= Hans Wiselgren - Class of 1977 - Hall of Fame - New York University |accessdate=2019-06-01|work=gonyuathletics.com}}</ref><ref>[https://usfencingresults.org/history/Collegiate/NCAA/NCAA%20History%20and%20Records/NCAA%20Championships%201976.pdf "NCAA Championships,"] US Fencing Results.</ref> In 1977, he was the NCAA épée individual champion.<ref name ="GoNYUathletics"/>

Wieselgren is currently the épée fencing coach at Morristown High School in Morristown, New Jersey.<ref name="Morristown High School Coaches">{{cite web |url=https://www.nwjerseyac.com/public/coach/genie/235/school/23/?page=6 |title= Our Coaches |accessdate=2019-06-01 |work=nwjerseyac.com}}</ref>

==Awards== Wieselgren was inducted into the NYU Hall of Fame in 1977.<ref name ="GoNYUathletics"/>

==See also== *List of NCAA fencing champions

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wieselgren, Hans}} Category:1952 births Category:Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:NYU Violets fencers Category:Olympic fencers for Sweden Category:Sportspeople from Gothenburg Category:Swedish male épée fencers Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen