Otto Josias Engelbrekt Hagborg (31 August 1854,

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- 5 January 1927,

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) was a Swedish

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painter and diver. His brother was the painter, August Hagborg.Biographical notes
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Biography

After studying at

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, he travelled to Paris in 1880, where his brother was already a successful painter. Although he participated in exhibitions at the and at the

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in London, he never achieved the same level of success. Around 1890, he settled in London with his friend, the athlete

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. There, he introduced "fancy diving" at the National Graceful Diving Competition, held by the Royal Life Saving Society in 1895. He married the artist, Hannah Posener (1876–1957), in 1905. The following year, he went to Athens to participate in the 1906 Olympic Games in diving. He came 12th, even though, at the age of 51 years and nine months, he was the oldest participant in either swimming or diving. At club level, Hagborg represented Upsala S. He became a British subject in 1926, almost exactly a year before his death. His works may be seen at the

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, among others.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagborg, Otto 1854 births 1927 deaths Swedish male divers Swedish painters Divers at the 1906 Intercalated Games People from Gothenburg Upsala Simsällskap divers Artists from Västra Götaland County