Bengt Uggla (9 September 1894 – 26 February 1937) was a Swedish modern pentathlete.[1] He participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished fourth. His elder brother Bertil competed in various sports, including modern pentathlon at the 1924 Olympics.[2][3]

Bengt Uggla
Uggla at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1894-09-09)9 September 1894
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 February 1937(1937-02-26) (aged 42)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubI1 IF, Stockholm
Uggla family grave in Solna, Stockholm

Uggla was the youngest son of General Gustaf Uggla. Uggla passed studentexamen in Linköping in 1912 and was commissioned as an officer two years later. He became a captain in Svea Life Guards. Uggla died on 26 February 1937. The cause of death was influenza with associated blood clot.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Bengt Uggla". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bengt Uggla". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Bengt Uggla. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Bengt Uggla död" [Bengt Uggla has died]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 February 1937. p. A15. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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