Lars Hall
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| Born |
30 April 1927 Karlskrona, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
26 April 1991 (aged 63) Täby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Lars Göran Ivar Hall (30 April 1927 – 26 April 1991) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, world champion and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won an individual gold medal in modern pentathlon, and also a silver medal with the Swedish team.[1]
He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he again won an individual gold medal.[2][3]
For his achievements, Hall was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1956 (shared with cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg).
References
- ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon" databaseOlympics.com (retrieved on 15 April 2008).
- ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Modern Pentathlon" databaseOlympics.com (retrieved on 15 April 2008).
- ↑ "Lars Hall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
| Preceded by Sigvard Ericsson |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Sixten Jernberg 1956 |
Succeeded by Dan Waern |
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