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Born March 15, 1902 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died July 27, 1979 (aged 77)
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Henri St. Cyr (centre), winner of the gold medal in the individual dressage event, riding around the stadium in Stockholm, where the equestrian events for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics were held
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