Practical Applications of a SDMS (Scientific Data Management System)
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Born | 29 January 1916 Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 15 January 2012 Falun, Sweden | (aged 95)|||||||||||
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Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||
Club | I3 IF, Örebro | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Claes Robert Herman Vidarsson Egnell (29 January 1916 – 15 January 2012)[1][2] was a Swedish sport shooter and modern pentathlete, who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he finished 24th in the 25 m rapid-fire pistol event. In 1952 he won a silver medal in modern pentathlon with the Swedish team, and placed 11th individually. He also took part in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the winter pentathlon, which was held as a demonstration sport. He suffered a leg fracture in the downhill skiing event and had to withdraw.[3]
Egnell also competed nationally in fencing, cross-country skiing, tennis and horse riding. In 1945 he received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for winning two Swedish modern pentathlon championships. He served as Secretary-General of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 and was a guest of honor at the modern pentathlon World Cup final in Uppsala in 2005.[3]
References
- ^ Claes Egnell's obituary (in Swedish)
- ^ Anders F Rehnberg (16 January 2012). "Claes Egnell har avlidit". Dalarnas Tidning.
- ^ a b "Claes Egnell". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.