Åke Grönhagen

Åke Grönhagen

Åke Grönhagen running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1885-01-24)24 January 1885
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 25 December 1974(1974-12-25) (aged 89)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport Fencing, modern pentathlon
Club FFF, Stockholm
IFK Stockholm

Åke Edvard Grönhagen (24 January 1885 – 25 December 1974) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished fourth in the Olympic modern pethatlon, and was eliminated in the first round of the individual épée competition.

Grönhagen's grandson, Carl William "Bill" Gronhagen, was an air traffic controller at Los Angeles International Airport.

References

  1. "Åke Grönhagen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.


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