BENGTSSON Rolf-Goran

Sweden

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 2 Jun 1962

Age: 59

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LUND

Birth Country:

Sweden

Place of residence : ITZEHOE

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team SWE Sweden	1

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Qualifier	Finished
Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Final	Finished
Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Final Jump-Off	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	64	7
2012	London, GBR	38	6
2008	Beijing, CHN	2	6
2004	Athens, GRE	4	2
1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	46	10

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2014	Normandy, FRA	4	6
2010	Lexington, KY, USA	6	6
2006	Aachen, GER	19	12
1994	The Hague, NED	17	11

World Cup Western European League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Gothenburg, SWE
6	Jumping Individual	2016/2017	Oslo, NOR

Legend
NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Roffe, RGB (aftonbladet.se, 20 Aug 2015; hippson.se, 12 Apr 2013)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer

Education:

Trade - Mechanic

Family:

Wife Evi, daughter Pamina [2014]

Languages spoken:

English, German, Swedish

Club name:

Stall Bengtsson [Itzehoe, GER]

Sporting relatives:

His wife Evi has competed in equestrian jumping at an elite level. (stall-bengtsson-kristoffersen.com, 27 Oct 2017; fei.org, 01 May 2016)

Start:

He took up equestrian jumping at age nine on his parents' farm. (FEI, 23 May 2004)

Reason:

There were always horses at the farm and he was interested in animals. (FEI, 23 May 2004)

Ambition:

To compete at the Olympic Games for the sixth time, following his appearances at the Games in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. (dn.se, 05 May 2019)

Hero:

His mother. (showjumpinginternational.com, 19 Aug 2010)

Philosophy:

"Always do your best." (globalchampionstour.com, 04 May 2016)

Award:

He was flag bearer for Sweden at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (upi.com, 27 Jul 2012)

In 2011 he won Radiosportens' Jerringpris Award for Best Athlete in Sweden. (svd.se, 17 Jan 2012)

He was named Best Sportsman in Sweden for 2001. (globalchampionstour.com, 11 Jan 2014)

General Interest

General
STABLES
In 2003 he founded a stables at Schloss Breitenburg in Germany alongside business partner Bo Kristoffersen. He has since established his own facility in Itzehoe, Germany, which offers breeding and trading services. (stall-bengtsson.com, 11 Feb 2021; hippson.se, 29 Jul 2020; stall-bengtsson-kristoffersen.com, 27 Oct 2017; spiegel.de, 11 Apr 2016)

CHANGE OF CAREER
He combined riding horses with working as a mechanic for nine years. In 1986 he decided to concentrate on jumping full-time. (stall-bengtsson-kristoffersen.com, 27 Oct 2017)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Rolf-G%C3%B6ran-Bengtsson-396695993712513/
https://instagram.com/stall.bengtsson
https://twitter.com/RGBengtsson
Athlete Website: https://www.stall-bengtsson.com/en/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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