Emil Hagelberg
Hagelberg in 1938
Personal information
Full nameEmil Alfons Hagelberg
Born(1895-08-25)25 August 1895
Pyhtää, Finland
Died12 August 1941(1941-08-12) (aged 45)
Varloi, Kareliya, Russia
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Emil Alfons Hagelberg (25 August 1895 – 12 August 1941) was a Finnish modern pentathlete.[1] He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and placed seventh and 25th, respectively.[2] He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1920.[3]

Hagelberg was a career military officer who fought in World War I and the Finnish Civil War, on the side of the Whites. He died in a Soviet air raid during the Continuation War in 1941.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Emil Hagelberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emil Hagelberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Sotatieteen Laitoksen Julkaisuja XIV, Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975, Vaasa 1975, ISBN 951-99046-8-9
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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