Bertil Uggla

Medal record

Uggla at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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]

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.

Awards

He was awarded Stora Grabbars Märke in 1928.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bertil Uggla Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ug/bertil-uggla-1.html. Retrieved 2010-03-28. 
  2. ^ (Swedish) "Morgongymnastik med Bertil Uggla."SR Minnen (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)
  3. ^ a b (Swedish) "NR 16 – Bertil G-son Uggla 1890-1945"www.storagrabbar.se (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)