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Modern Pentathlon At The 1912 Summer Olympics ...
Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. Participating nations A total of 32 athletes from 11 nations competed at the Stockholm Games: * * * * * * * * * * * Results Shooting Swimming Fencing Equestrian Athletics References External links * * * {{Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics 1912 Summer Olympics events 1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Lilliehöök (1884–1974)
Gustaf Malcolm "Gösta" Lilliehöök (25 May 1884 – 18 November 1974) was a Swedish officer and Modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He won a gold medal in the first contested modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games in 1912. Career Lilliehöök was born on 25 May 1884 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Marshal of the Court (Sweden), First Marshal of the Court Carl Malcolm Lilliehöök and his wife Anna Ekelund. He was commissioned as an officer in Svea Artillery Regiment in 1906 with the rank of ''underlöjtnant''. Lilliehöök was promoted to lieutenant in 1910 and to captain in 1918 after which he was placed in the reserve. He won a gold medal in the first contested modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games in 1912. He later became one of the first five employees of the national Sveriges Radio, Swedish radio. Personal life In 1922, Lilliehöök married Anna de Fine Blauw (born 1891), the daughter of the artist Dick Blauw and Marie de Fine Beyer. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stranne
Sidney Stranne (8 February 1886 – 3 August 1957) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics and in fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated fro .... References External links * 1886 births 1957 deaths People from Uddevalla Municipality Swedish male épée fencers Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Sweden Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Laybourn
Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: * Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect * Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and intellectual * Vilhelm Andersson (1891–1933), Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer * Vilhelm Aubert (1922–1988), Norwegian sociologist * Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868–1908), Norwegian jurist * Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen (1909-1957), Danish painter, writer and art theorist * Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951), Norwegian physicist, founder of modern meteorology * Vilhelm Bissen (1836–1913), Danish sculptor * Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh (1817–1888), Norwegian archivist * Vilhelm Bryde (1888–1974), Swedish actor and art director * Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954), Prime Minister of Denmark in 1942 and again in 1945 * Vilhelm Carlberg (1880–1970), Swedish Olympic champion shooter * Vilhelm Dahlerup (1826–1907), Danish archit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarno Almqvist
Arno Axel Almqvist (23 September 1881 – 5 March 1940) was a Finnish colonel and modern pentathlete. Military career Almqvist started his military career at Hamina Cadet School in Finland and then joined the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy in St. Petersburg. During the First World War he served as a captain at the Kronstadt naval fortress. Almqvist was later arrested by the Bolsheviks and spent five months in the dungeons of Kronstadt.Rannikon Puolustaja 3/1993 (pages 4–5) Retrieved 10 May 2013. (in Finnish) At the Almqvist fought for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Paaske
Carl Paaske (29 July 1890 – 7 June 1970) was a Norwegian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, b .... References 1890 births 1970 deaths Norwegian male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Norway Sportspeople from Oslo {{Norway-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, bet .... In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition. See also * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians References External links * 1879 births 1962 deaths Swedish male equestrians Swedish male modern pentathletes Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Olympic equestrians for Sweden Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman (2 July 1881 – 28 February 1931) was a Dutch fencer. He won four Olympic bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Doorman won the European Champion in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ... in 1907. This victory caused that the Netherlands had to organize the championships the next year and due to that the Dutch national fencing association, now called "Koninklijke Nederlandse Algemene Schermbond" (KNAS) was established. References External links * 1881 births 1931 deaths Dutch male fencers Dutch male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Olympic modern pentathletes for the Netherlands Fencers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Aejemelaeus
Carl Aejemelaeus (20 May 1882 – 13 July 1935) was a Finnish colonel, modern pentathlete and fencer. Aejemelaeus was educated in St. Petersburg at the , and Imperial Archaeological Institute. He competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 olympic games. After the establishment of Finland's independence he served as the First Adjutant of president K. J. Ståhlberg from 1919 to 1925 and was a military attaché in London and Moscow. Aejemelaeus is a recipient of the Cross of Liberty of Estonia. Aejemelaeus competed for Russia at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the modern pentathlon. He was a member of Finnish Olympic Committee The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds ... and a co-founder of the fencing club HFM Helsinki, which is the oldest fencing club in Finland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Grönhagen
Åke Edvard Grönhagen (24 January 1885 – 25 December 1974) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, bet .... He finished fourth in the Olympic modern pentathlon, and was eliminated in the first round of the individual épée competition. Grönhagen's grandson, Carl William "Bill" Gronhagen, was an air traffic controller at Los Angeles International Airport. References External links profile* 1885 births 1974 deaths Swedish male modern pentathletes Swedish male épée fencers Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Olympic fencers for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm 20th-century Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weli Hohenthal
Gunnar von Hohenthal (15 November 1880 – 23 June 1966) was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed for Russia at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also Lieutenant Colonel who served in both the Finnish Army and Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar .... Hohenthal, who was of Swedish descent through his mother, moved to Sweden in 1944 and received Swedish citizenship in 1952. References 1880 births 1966 deaths Finnish male modern pentathletes Russian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for the Russian Empire Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Finnish people from the Russian Empire Finnish people of Swedish descent Finnish emigrants to Sweden Finnish military personnel Military personnel of the Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Mas Latrie
Jean de Mas Latrie (23 November 1879 – 5 September 1914) was a French fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fight .... See also * List of Olympians killed in World War I References External links * 1879 births 1914 deaths French male sabre fencers French male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for France Olympic modern pentathletes for France Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paris French military personnel killed in World War I {{France-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |