Gösta Åsbrink, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gösta Åsbrink

Gymnast, modern pentathlete

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1881

Place of Birth: Ekerö Municipality, Sweden

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1966

Profession: artistic gymnast, modern pentathlete, pentathlete

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karl "Gösta" Åsbrink (18 November 1881 – 19 April 1966) was a Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete who won a gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Åsbrink's 1908 gold medal was won in London for a team event, as the Swedish men's gymnastics team came in first.
Four years later, competing before a home audience in 1912 Stockholm, he won an individual silver medal in the first contested Modern pentathlon of the Olympic Games.
Åsbrink was a lieutenant of Swedish Army at the time and was later promoted to a major.