The Swedish national showjumping team is fielding strong crews in this year’s Olympics. Those who represent Sweden are Peter Frederickson, Henrik von Eckermann and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson.
The perfect Olympic guide
The Olympics have started well for Sweden. It has been a strong medal crop and the prognosis for reaching the SOK’s goal of 10 medals looks promising. There are many Swedish Olympians to keep an eye on and we on News24 has the perfect OS guide for you.
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Malin Baryard Johnsson is poked
A rumor before the Olympics was that the team from the 2021 Olympics split up. The decision that was made was to Malin Baryard Johnson would be poked in favor of experienced Rolf-Göran Bengtsson.
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Malin Baryard Johnson’s great disappointment with her husband
As we previously noted, Malin Baryard Johnsson was kicked from the successful team from the Olympics in Tokyo 2021. She will, however, go with him to Paris as she is a reserve. Should something happen to one of the riders or their horses, Baryard Johnsson will step in. Something that, on the other hand, makes Malin Baryard Johnsson disappointed is that the husband Henrik Johnson will not be able to attend Paris.
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Highly valued horses
Of course, the horses of the Swedish national team jumpers have an incredibly high value. IN The Express has the horse trader also the WC medalist Royne Zetterman put a “price tag” on the horses:
Henrik von Eckermann, King Edward – value: 100-150 million
Malin Baryard Johnson, Indiana – value: 50 million
Peder Fredricson, Catch Me Not P – value: Not possible to put a price on. Would have been worth 50 million if it was six years younger.
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Sugar – value: 80-100 million
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