Åke Grönhagen Explained

Åke Grönhagen
Birth Date:24 January 1885
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Fencing, modern pentathlon
Club:FFF, Stockholm
IFK Stockholm
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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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Åke Grönhagen Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/ake-gronhagen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 April 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Åke Grönhagen . Olympedia . 17 May 2021.