Hans Jacobson
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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]
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| Born | 17 March 1947 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1984 (aged 37) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing, modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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