Hans Jacobson Explained

Hans Jacobson
Birth Date:	17 March 1947
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:	Fencing, modern pentathlon
Show-Medals:	yes

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 modern pentathlon team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Björn Ferm and Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall. However, he was stripped of the medal after Liljenvall failed a drug test (for alcohol).^[3]

Jacobson represented K1 IF and Djurgårdens IF.^[4] For Djurgårdens IF, he became the 1974 Swedish champion in individual épée and eight-time champion in team épée.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hans Jacobson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203853/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/hans-jacobson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 3 May 2010 .
2. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Hans Jacobson . 2011-04-13 . databaseolympics.com . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019020824/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACOBHAN01 . 2012-10-19 .
3. Web site: Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/MOP/mens-team.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference. 2014-04-06.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Hans Jacobson .
5. Web site: SM värja herrar, ind . 2 March 2021 .
6. Web site: SM värja herrar, lag . 9 December 2020 .