Åke Grönhagen Athlete

Åke Edvard Grönhagen (24 January 1885 – 25 December 1974) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the Olympic modern pethatlon, 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 24, 1885
Birth place
Stockholm , Sweden
Date of deathDecember 25, 1974
Place of death
Stockholm , Sweden

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