Åke Grönhagen

Olympic athlete

1885 – 1974

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Who was Åke Grönhagen?

Åke Edvard Grönhagen was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

In 1912 he finished fourth in the Olympic modern pethatlon.

In the individual épée competition he was eliminated in the first round.

Grönhagen's grandson, Carl William "Bill" Gronhagen, was an air traffic controller at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Born
Jan 24, 1885
Stockholm
Lived in
  • Stockholm
Died
Dec 25, 1974

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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