Åke Grönhagen
 Åke Grönhagen running the cross-country leg of the pentathlon competition at the 1912 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 24 January 1885 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 25 December 1974 (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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Åke Grönhagen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Åke Grönhagen". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- profile
- Åke Grönhagen at Olympedia
- Åke Grönhagen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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