Klas Särner Explained

Birth Date:25 December 1891
Birth Place:Habo, Sweden
Death Date:22 January 1980 (aged 89)
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Gymnastics
Club:I6 IF, Vänersborg
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Klas Johan Gustaf Särner (25 December 1891 – 22 January 1980) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the team that won the Swedish system event.

Särner was a military officer and reached the rank of captain. Since 1935 he taught fencing at a dramatic theatre school, and in 1946 had a supporting role in the film Iris och löjtnantshjärta.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klas Särner . Olympedia . 28 June 2021.