Bertil Uggla
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for the  Sweden |
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| Men's Modern pentathlon | |||
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| Bronze | 1924 Paris | Modern pentathlon | |
Bertil Uggla (born August 19, 1890, dead 1945) was a Swedish athlete and modern pentathlete, and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm where he finished shared fourth in pole vault. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he received a bronze medal in modern pentathlon.[1]
[edit] Radio career and books
Uggla was well known in Sweden for his morning gymnastics programs on Swedish radio from 1929 to 1945.[2][3] He wrote several books about gymnastics.
[edit] Awards
He was awarded Stora Grabbars Märke in 1928.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Modern Pentathlon" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
- ^ (Swedish) "Morgongymnastik med Bertil Uggla."– SR Minnen (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)
- ^ a b (Swedish) "NR 16 – Bertil G-son Uggla 1890-1945" – www.storagrabbar.se (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)
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