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| Born |
25 October 1917 , Sweden |
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| Died | 28 November 2005 (aged 88) Ängelholm, Sweden |
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | épée, foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms AF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He was a medical doctor by profession.