Oscar af Ström

Oscar af Ström

Personal information
Born	8 July 1867 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Died	13 March 1952 (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Horse riding
Club	K2 IF, Stockholm

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.^[2][3]

af Ström became major in the reserve in 1930.^[4]

Awards and decorations

af Ström's awards:^[4]

• 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

References

1. "Oscar af Ström". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
2. Oscar af Ström. sports-reference.com
3. Oscar af Ström. Swedish Olympic Committee
4. Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 283.

External links

• Oscar af Ström at Olympedia
• Oscar af Ström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)