Carl Forssell Explained

Carl Forssell
Birth Date:25 October 1917
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Ängelholm, Sweden
Sport:Fencing
Event:épée, foil
Club:Stockholms AF
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Carl Forssell (25 October 1917  - 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[1] [2] as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics. He was a medical doctor by profession.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Carl Forssell . 2010-06-21 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017224450/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FORSSCAR01 . 17 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: Carl Forssell Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/carl-forssell-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-06-21 . sports-reference.com.
  3. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/c/carl-forssell.html Carl Forssell