Bengt Ljungquist

Bengt Helge Ljungquist (20 September 1912 – 15 July 1979) was a Swedish fencer, equestrian and military officer.

Early life Ljungquist was born on 20 September 1912 in Umeå, Sweden, the son of Major Helge Ljungquist and his wife Edith Palander. Ljungquist began riding at the age of ten. Ljungquist also attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College between 1938 and 1940 and then served as a General Staff Corps aspirant. Ljungquist was promoted to lieutenant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1936 and became ryttmästare in 1943. He then served as a teacher at Military Academy Karlberg from 1944 to 1948 and as a military instructor in Ethiopia from 1948 to 1950.

Sports career

He competed in various fencing events at the 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver and bronze in the team épée in 1948 and 1952. In 1964 he took part only in mixed dressage events and finished fifth with the Swedish team.

At the world fencing championships Ljungquist won four silver and two bronze medals in the épée in 1937–1954.

Personal life In 1942, Ljungquist married Märta Thorén (born 1915), the daughter of Captain Gösta Thorén and Märta Bernström. He was the dather of Ewa (born 1943), Sten (born 1944) and Ulf (born 1947).

Dates of rank 193? – Second lieutenant 1936 – Lieutenant 1943 – Ryttmästare 1954 – Major 1959 – Lieutenant colonel 1967 – Colonel

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Skaraborg County Schooting Association's Gold Medal (Skaraborgs skytteförbunds guldmedalj)

Finnish War Commemorative Medal Finnish Commemorative Cross on the occasion of the Finnish War 1939-45

Honours Member of the Samfundet SHT Member of the Rotary International Member of the United States Dressage Federation Hall of Fame (1998)