Bertil Sandström

Bertil Sandström
Birth name	Karl Bertil Sandström
Born	(1887-11-25)25 November 1887 Gävle, Sweden
Died	Solna, Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1912–1938
Rank	Major
Unit	Småland Hussar Regiment (1912–28) Life Regiment Hussars (1928–?)

Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
	1920 Antwerp	Individual dressage
	1924 Paris	Individual dressage
	1932 Los Angeles	Team dressage

Karl Bertil Sandström (25 November 1887 – 1 December 1964) was an Swedish officer and horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

In 1920 he and his horse Sabel won the silver medal in the individual dressage.

Four years later he and Sabel won the silver medal with the individual dressage again.

In 1932 he was part of the Swedish team, which won the silver medal in the team dressage. This time with his horse Kreta. They also competed in the individual dressage event and finished tenth. Originally he placed in second place but was moved to last for clicking to his horse to win encouragement. He asserted that it was a creaking saddle making the sounds.

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