Oscar af Ström explained

Birth Date:	8 July 1867
Birth Place:	Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:	13 March 1952 (aged 84)
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:	Horse riding
Club:	K2 IF, Stockholm
Show-Medals:	yes

Oscar Adolf Richard af Ström (8 July 1867 – 13 March 1952) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider.^[1] He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the individual dressage event on the horse Irish Lass.

af Ström became major in the reserve in 1930.^[2]

Awards and decorations

af Ström's awards:^[2]

• Knight of the Order of the Sword
• Knight of the Order of St John in Sweden
• Knight Fourth Class of the Military Merit Order with crown
• First Class of the Military Cross
• Knight Third Class of the Order of the Crown
• Knight of the Order of Leopold with war decoration

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscar af Ström . Olympedia . 11 May 2021.
2. Book: 1931 . Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 . Uppsala . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Swedish . 283.