Medal record | ||
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Uggla at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
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Men's athletics | ||
Competitor for Sweden | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 1912 Stockholm | Pole vault |
Men's modern pentathlon | ||
Bronze | 1924 Paris | Individual |
Bertil Uggla (Bertil Gustafsson Uggla; August 19, 1890 – September 29, 1945) was a Swedish athlete, modern pentathlete, and fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
In 1912 he finished shared third in pole vault. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he received a second bronze medal this time in modern pentathlon.
In the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Summer Olympics he also participated as fencer.[1]
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.
He was awarded Stora Grabbars Märke in 1928.[3]