Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr.

Sports career

Boltenstern rode as a child and started competing in 1927, after which he, with the exception of 1931, when he was commanded to the 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.

In 1952 he won his gold medal with the Swedish team in the team competition, after finishing fourth with his horse Krest in the individual dressage. In 1956 he and his horse Krest won their second gold medal with the Swedish dressage team. In the individual dressage they finished seventh.

Dates of rank 1925 – Second lieutenant 19?? – Lieutenant 1940 – Ryttmästare 1953 – Major

Awards and decoration Boltenstern's awards:

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)