Helmer Mörner

Helmer Fredrik Gustafsson Mörner (8 May 1895 – 5 January 1962), also known as Graf Helmer Morner, was a Swedish horse rider, who won individual and team gold medals in eventing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

Helmer Mörner
Birth name	Helmer Fredrik Gustafsson Mörner
Born	8 May 1895 Landskrona, Sweden
Died	5 January 1962 (aged 66)
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1915–1947[1]
Rank	Major

Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
	1920 Antwerp	Individual eventing
	1920 Antwerp	Team eventing

In 1914 Mörner enlisted to the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) in Kristianstad, and served there until 1947 when he became professor at the Uppsala University. He left no descendants after his death.[3]

Mörner was preparing for the 1920 Olympics with a Russian horse, but it had to be replaced in the last moment due to a leg injury. The substitute horse was known as Germania, but it was renamed to Geria to avoid bringing up the name of Germany at the first Games after World War I.[3]

References

1. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 690.
2. Bryant, Jennifer (2000), Olympic Equestrian, p. 143, The Blood Horse, Inc., ISBN 1-58150-044-0
3. Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Sr. Archived 2016-12-04 at the Wayback Machine sports-reference.com
4. Hans von Blixen-Finecke sr. Swedish Olympic Committee

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