Emil Hagelberg
Finnish modern pentathlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emil Alfons Hagelberg (25 August 1895 – 12 August 1941) was a Finnish modern pentathlete.[1] He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and placed seventh and 25th, respectively.[2] He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1920.[3]
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Full name | Emil Alfons Hagelberg |
Born | (1895-08-25)25 August 1895 Pyhtää, Finland |
Died | 12 August 1941(1941-08-12) (aged 45) Varloi, Kareliya, Russia |
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Sport | Modern pentathlon |
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Hagelberg was a career military officer who fought in World War I and the Finnish Civil War, on the side of the Whites. He died in a Soviet air raid during the Continuation War in 1941.[4][5]