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Bengt Uggla

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Bengt Uggla
Uggla at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1894-09-09)9 September 1894
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 February 1937(1937-02-26) (aged 42)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubI1 IF, Stockholm
Uggla family grave in Solna, Stockholm

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Bengt Uggla". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bengt Uggla". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Bengt Uggla. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Bengt Uggla död" [Bengt Uggla has died]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 February 1937. p. A15. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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