Bengt Uggla Explained

Bengt Uggla
Birth Date:9 September 1894
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Modern pentathlon
Club:I1 IF, Stockholm
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Bengt Uggla (9 September 1894 – 26 February 1937) was a Swedish modern pentathlete.[1] He participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished fourth. His elder brother Bertil competed in various sports, including modern pentathlon at the 1924 Olympics.[2] [3]

Uggla was the youngest son of General Gustaf Uggla. Uggla passed studentexamen in Linköping in 1912 and was commissioned as an officer two years later. He became a captain in Svea Life Guards. Uggla died on 26 February 1937. The cause of death was influenza with associated blood clot.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bengt Uggla . Olympedia . 26 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Bengt Uggla . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ug/bengt-uggla-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . sports-reference.com.
  3. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/b/bengt-uggla.html Bengt Uggla
  4. News: Bengt Uggla död . . Bengt Uggla has died . A15 . 1937-02-27 . 6 February 2024 . sv . subscription.