Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.

Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.
Birth name	Hans Gustaf Nils Fredrik Bror von Blixen-Finecke
Born	(1916-07-20)20 July 1916 Linköping, Sweden
Died	Penzance, United Kingdom
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1937–1964
Rank	Major
Commands held	Army Riding School (1959–64)
Relations	Hans von Blixen-Finecke (father) Bror von Blixen-Finecke (uncle)

Olympic medal record
Equestrian
Representing Sweden
	1952 Helsinki	Individual eventing
	1952 Helsinki	Team eventing

Baron Hans "Moppe" Gustaf Nils Fredrik Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. (20 July 1916 in Linköping – 16 February 2005 in Penzance, Great Britain) was a Swedish officer and horse rider who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

In 1952 he and his horse Jubal were part of the Swedish eventing team which won the gold medal in the team eventing. They also won the gold medal in the individual eventing competition.

Four years later he competed with Jubal again. They finished 24th in the individual eventing. The Swedish eventing team was not able to finish the team competition.

He was the son of Hans von Blixen-Finecke and the nephew of Bror von Blixen-Finecke and writer Karen Blixen.

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