Ernst Casparsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Casparsson

equestrian

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1886

Place of Birth: Krokek, Östergötland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1973

Profession: event rider

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ernst Gustaf Casparsson (15 November 1886 – 7 September 1973) was a Swedish equestrian who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He and his horse Irmelin finished fifth in the individual eventing competition and won a gold medal with the Swedish eventing team.
He also finished sixth in the individual jumping event on the horse Kiriki.Casparsson was born in a family of seven siblings and grew up on his father's farm in Kolmården.
One of his brothers, Otto, became a prominent actor, and sister Elsa was an artist.
In 1921 Casparsson purchased the farm, which by then was in a financial trouble, and managed to repay its debt by working both as a farmer and a military officer.
In 1924 he married a woman 14 years his junior; the couple had four boys.