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Revision as of 11:58, 13 March 2020 by Simeon (talk | contribs) (Adding local short description: "Swedish equestrian", overriding Wikidata description "equestrian" (Shortdesc helper))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Swedish equestrianHans Wikne (September 11, 1914 – October 17, 1996) was a Swedish equestrian rider who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he finished fifth in the team dressage and 11th in the individual dressage events.
Eight years earlier, Wikne lit the Olympic Flame when the equestrian events were held in Stockholm in lieu of Australia's strict horse quarantine laws which prevented the competitions from taking place in host city Melbourne.
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| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded byGuido Caroli | Final Olympic torchbearer with Ron Clarke Melbourne 1956 |
Succeeded byKen Henry |
| Preceded byPaavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen | Final Summer Olympic torchbearer with Ron Clarke Melbourne 1956 |
Succeeded byGiancarlo Peris |
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