Lars Göran Ivar Hall (30 April 1927 – 26 April 1991) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed at the

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

and

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He won the individual event at both Games and finished second with the Swedish team in 1952. In 1952 he became the first civilian Olympic champion in modern pentathlete. For his achievements, Hall was awarded the

Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( sv, Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury le ...

in 1956 (shared with cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Lars 1927 births 1991 deaths Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Karlskrona Sportspeople from Blekinge County