Åke Grönhagen
Swedish modern pentathlete
Åke Grönhagen running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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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 pentathlon, and was eliminated in the first round of the individual épée competition.[2]
Grönhagen's grandson, Carl William "Bill" Gronhagen, was an air traffic controller at Los Angeles International Airport.
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- Åke Grönhagen at Olympedia
- Åke Grönhagen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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