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Gunnar von Hohenthal

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Gunnar von Hohenthal
Personal information
Full nameVeli Gunnar Bogislaus von Hohenthal
NationalityFinnish
Born(1880-11-15)15 November 1880
Raippaluoto, Finland, Russian Empire
Died23 June 1966(1966-06-23) (aged 85)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Gunnar von Hohenthal (15 November 1880 – 23 June 1966) was a Finnish modern pentathlete.[1] He competed for Russia at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He was also Lieutenant Colonel who served in both the Finnish Army and Imperial Russian Army. Hohenthal, who was of Swedish descent through his mother, moved to Sweden in 1944 and received Swedish citizenship in 1952.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gunnar von Hohenthal". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Weli Hohenthal Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Veli Gunnar, Siipyyn pappilan eversti" (in Finnish). Sukuyhdistys Hohenthal ry. Retrieved 21 August 2020.