Olof Stahre

{{Short description|Swedish equestrian (1909–1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | image = Olof Stahre.jpg | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Nils Olof Stahre | birth_date = 19 April 1909 | birth_place = [[Lerum]], Sweden | death_date = 7 March 1988 (aged 78) | death_place = [[Blentarp]], Sweden | height = | weight = | sport = Horse riding | club = T1 IF, Linköping <br>T2 IF, Skövde | alma_mater = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}} {{MedalOlympics}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] | [[Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Team eventing]]}} }}

'''Nils Olof Stahre''' (19 April 1909 – 7 March 1988) was a [[Swedish Army]] officer and [[Equestrianism|horse rider]] who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics]].

In 1948 he and his horse ''Komet'' won a silver medal in the team [[eventing]], after finishing fifteenth in the [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|individual competition]]. Four years later they won a gold medal in the team eventing and finished eighth [[Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics|individually]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/olof-stahre-1.html Olof Stahre]. sports-reference.com</ref>

After the 1952 Games Stahre became a coach and led [[Petrus Kastenman]] to the 1956 Olympic gold medal.<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/o/olof-stahre.html Olof Stahre]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref>

Stahre became major in the reserve in 1955.<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1963), p. 387">{{cite book |date=1963 |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1963 |location=Uppsala |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=Swedish |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1963/0387.html |page=387}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations== *[[File:Order_of_the_Sword_-_Ribbon_bar.svg|50px]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight of the [[Order of the Sword]] (1954)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65026/1/gupea_2077_65026_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 |year=1968 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|8261599}} |page=142}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{databaseOlympics|STAHROLO01|archive=20070224045050}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{SOK profile}}

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