- Bertil Uggla
Bertil Gustafsson Uggla (
August 19 ,1890 –September 29 ,1945 ) was a Swedish athlete, modern pentathlete, and fencer who competed in the1912 Summer Olympics , in the1920 Summer Olympics , in the1924 Summer Olympics , and in the1928 Summer Olympics .In 1912 he finished shared third in "pole vault". He competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics inParis where he received a second bronze medal this time in "modern pentathlon". [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UGGLABER01 Bertil Uggla] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)]In the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Summer Olympics he also participated as fencer.
Radio career and books
Uggla was well known in Sweden for his morning gymnastics programs on Swedish radio from 1929 to 1945.sv icon [http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/mall/artikel.asp?programID=1602&Artikel=815454 "Morgongymnastik med Bertil Uggla."] – "SR Minnen" (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)] He wrote several books about gymnastics.
Awards
He was awarded
Stora Grabbars Märke in 1928.sv icon [http://www.storagrabbar.se/grabbar_1.html "NR 16 – Bertil G-son Uggla 1890-1945"] – "www.storagrabbar.se" (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)]References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ug/bertil-uggla-1.html profile]
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