Emil Hagelberg
Finnish modern pentathlete
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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]
FullnameEmil Alfons Hagelberg
Born25 August 1895
Pyhtää, Finland
Died12 August 1941 (aged 45)
Varloi, Kareliya, Russia
SportModern pentathlon
Hagelberg in 1938 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Alfons Hagelberg |
| Born | 25 August 1895 Pyhtää, Finland |
| Died | 12 August 1941 (aged 45) Varloi, Kareliya, Russia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
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]
