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{{Short description|Swedish officer (1904–1995)}}
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'''Gustaf Adolf "Gösta" Boltenstern Jr.''' (15 May 1904 – 31 March 1995) was a Swedish officer and [[Equestrianism|horse rider]] who competed at the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]], [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] and [[1956 Summer Olympics]].

==Military career==
Boltenstern was born on 15 May 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Colonel [[Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern]] and his wife Amelie (née von Dardel). He was commissioned as an officer in 1925<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 182"/> and attended the [[Saumur Cavalry School]] in France in 1931.<ref name="Svenskt Porträttarkiv">{{cite web |url=https://portrattarkiv.se/details/TNQaWo324IAAAAAAAADeBw |publisher=Svenskt Porträttarkiv |title=Gösta Boltenstern |date=2018-03-24 |access-date=15 July 2020 |language=Swedish}}</ref> Boltenstern became ''[[ryttmästare]]'' in 1940. Boltenstern was teaching at the [[Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School|Army Riding School]] from 1942 to 1954 and was appointed Major in 1953. He was placed in the reserve in 1954 and was head of the [[Herrevad Abbey]] Remount Depot from 1954 to 1957 and served as Equerry at the [[King in Council (Sweden)|Royal Majesty's court]] from 1957.<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 182"/> In 1969, Boltenstern was appointed [[Crown Equerry (Sweden)|Crown Equerry]].<ref name="Lagerström (1968), p. 129">{{cite book |editor-last=Lagerström |editor-first=Sten |year=1968 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=Swedish |id={{SELIBR|3681519}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0149.html |page=129}}</ref>

==Sports career==
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{{MedalSport|[[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] | [[Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Team dressage]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Stockholm]] | [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Team dressage]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] | [[Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Team dressage]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Individual dressage]]}}
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Boltenstern rode as a child and started competing in 1927, after which he, with the exception of 1931, when he was commanded to the [[École de cavalerie, Saumur|Cavalry School]] in [[Saumur]], France, every year participated in equestrian competitions in Sweden. His most successful horses were: ''FOX'', ''Vitalis'', ''Nalle-Puh'' ("Winnie the Pooh"). The foremost success was the victory in [[Jönköping]] in 1932 in a difficult dressage competition. During the Nordic Equestrian Competitions in Oslo in 1929, in Stockholm in 1930 and in Copenhagen, he won a prize in the dressage competition with ''Fox'' and ''Vitalis''.<ref name="Svenskt Porträttarkiv"/>

In 1932 he and his horse ''Ingo'' were part of the Swedish [[dressage]] team which won the silver medal in the team dressage, after finishing eighth in the [[Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics|individual dressage]].

Sixteen years later he competed again at the Olympics and won the bronze medal with his horse ''Trumf'' in the 1948 individual dressage. The Swedish team won the gold medal in the [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|team event]], but was disqualified because one of its members was not a legitimate military officer.<ref name=sr>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/gustaf-adolf-boltenstern-jr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070255/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/gustaf-adolf-boltenstern-jr-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports-reference.com |title=Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. |access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gustaf-boltenstern.html |title=Gustaf Boltenstern |publisher=[[Swedish Olympic Committee]] |access-date=25 January 2016 |language=Swedish}}</ref>

In 1952 he won his gold medal with the Swedish team in the team competition, after finishing fourth with his horse ''Krest'' in the [[Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics|individual dressage]]. In 1956 he and his horse ''Krest'' won their second gold medal with the Swedish dressage team. In the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|individual dressage]] they finished seventh.<ref name=sr/>

==Personal life==
In 1929, Boltenstern married Britt Floderus (born 1908), daughter of Colonel Ernst Floderus and Majken (née Själander). He was the father of Claes (born 1935).<ref name="Harnesk (1964), p. 104">{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1964 |title=Vem är vem?. 2, Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm |trans-title=Who is Who?. 2, Svealand excluding Greater Stockholm |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Bokförlaget Vem är vem |language=Swedish |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/svea64/0128.html |page=104}}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
*1925 – [[Fänrik|Second lieutenant]]
*19?? – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant]]
*1940 – ''[[Ryttmästare]]''
*1953 – [[Major (Sweden)|Major]]

==Awards and decoration==
Boltenstern's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1964), p. 104"/>

*Knight of the [[Order of the Sword]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Star of Africa]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the White Elephant]]
*Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
*[[H. M. The King's Medal]]
*Swedish Military Sports Association's gold medal with wreath (''Sveriges militära idrottsförbunds guldmedalj med krans'')
*Swedish equestrian sport badge of honor (''Svensk ridsports hederstecken'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{databaseOlympics|BOLTEGUS01|archive=20070210191309}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|gustaf-adolf-boltenstern-jr}}
* {{SOK profile}}

{{Olympic champions – Equestrian team dressage}}

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