Claes Egnell
Sport shooter, modern pentathlete
Died when: 95 years 351 days (1151 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Claes Robert Herman Vidarsson Egnell (29 January 1916 – 15 January 2012) was a Swedish sport shooter and modern pentathlete, who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
In 1948 he finished 24th in the 25 m rapid-fire pistol event.In 1952 he won a silver medal in modern pentathlon with the Swedish team, and placed 11th individually.
He also took part in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the winter pentathlon, which was held as a demonstration sport.He suffered a leg fracture in the downhill skiing event and had to withdraw.
Egnell also competed nationally in fencing, cross-country skiing, tennis and horse riding.In 1945 he received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for winning two Swedish modern pentathlon championships.
He served as Secretary-General of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 and was a guest of honor at the modern pentathlon World Cup final in Uppsala in 2005.
