Gehnäll Persson
Gehnäll Persson (21 August 1910 – 16 July 1976) was a Swedish army non-commissioned officer and Olympic dressage rider. He was born in Steneby, Sweden.
Persson competed in dressage at the 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Stockholm Olympics. He helped Sweden win team medals in 1952 and 1956, taking gold in both years; in 1956 he finished fourth in the individual event. The Swedish team in 1948 initially won gold, but was disqualified in 1949 after it was found that Persson was only a fanjunkare and had been temporarily promoted to lieutenant to meet a rule that allowed only officers to compete. Later that year the rules were relaxed to allow non-commissioned officers to participate.
He married Ruth Jansson in 1938, and they had two sons, Lars Ove (born 1943) and Anders (born 1951). Persson died in Köping, Sweden, at age 65. His club was K4 IF, Umeå.
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