Lars Hall
Hall (middle) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1927-04-30)30 April 1927
Karlskrona, Sweden
Died26 April 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 63)
Täby, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubFlottans IF, Karlskrona
Flottans IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiIndividual
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneIndividual
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1949 Stockholmteam
Gold medal – first place1950 BernIndividual
Gold medal – first place1950 BernTeam
Gold medal – first place1951 HelsingborgIndividual
Gold medal – first place1951 HelsingborgTeam
Gold medal – first place1953 ChileTeam

Lars Göran Ivar Hall (30 April 1927 – 26 April 1991) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the individual event at both Games and finished second with the Swedish team in 1952. In 1952 he became the first civilian Olympic champion in modern pentathlete.[1]

For his achievements, Hall was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1956 (shared with cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg).

References

  1. "Lars Hall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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