Nils Kettner

Nils Kettner
Nils Kettner in 1928
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born(1898-01-06)6 January 1898
Skärplinge, Sweden
Died15 April 1967(1967-04-15) (aged 69)
Nacka, Sweden
Sport
SportEquestrian

Nils Kettner (6 January 1898 – 15 April 1967) was a Swedish equestrian during the 1920s and 1930s.

Biography

Personal life

Kettner lived in Uppland. He served as a lieutenant at the Royal Uppland Artillery Regiment. After being engaged to Ester Kronberg in 1923, the married on 27 June 1925.

Career

Already in the early 1920s Kettner competed with horse "Cesar". But he won also prizes on other horses.

He competed in two events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He continued competing with Caesar in the 1930s.

References

  1. ↑ "Kapplöpningssäsongen inför starten" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 15 May 1925. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lysning". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). 3 April 1923. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Vigde". Götenborgs Aftonblad (in Swedish). 4 July 1925. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Vigde". Sundsvall Tidning (in Swedish). 9 June 1925. Retrieved 13 March 2026. Mellan Löjtnanten vid Uplands artilleriregemente Nils Kettner i Uppsala och fröken Ester Kronberg, dotter till köpman J. E. Kronberg i Sundsvall och hans maka...
  5. ↑ "Mänga deltagare i hästtävlingarna po olika platser". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 May 1924. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mänga deltagare i hästtävlingarna po olika platser". Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 May 1924. Retrieved 13 March 2026. ...Dagen avslutades med ett jaktlopp pa 9 deltagare, och som vanns av lojtnant Kettner pa Charme...
  7. ↑ "Mänga hästar i Uppsalatävlingen". Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 January 1926. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Kettner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "löjtnant Kettner "Cesear"". Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). 16 July 1928. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Vår svenske representant". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 August 1928. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "distansritten och terrängritten felfritt Löjtnant Kettner på Caesar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 August 1928. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "tilläggspoäng löjtnant Kettner". Svenska dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 June 1930. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "löjtnant Kettner på Cesar". Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). 8 June 1930. Retrieved 13 March 2026.