Profile details
- Born
- 25 Oct 1917
- Birthplace
- Hedvig Eleonora parish
- Country
- Sweden
- Sport
- Fencing
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- No recorded honours or awards.
Competition Appearances
3 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·1956 Summer Olympics
- ·1952 Summer Olympics
- ·1948 Summer Olympics
Career Timeline
- 1948Competed at 1948 Summer Olympics
- 1952Competed at 1952 Summer Olympics
- 1956Competed at 1956 Summer Olympics
Statistics
About
Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics.
Biography adapted from Carl Forssell on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.