Patrik Georg Fabian de Laval (16 April 1883 – 10 March 1970) was a Swedish sport shooter and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the silver medal in the 50 m team military pistol event. Individually he won a bronze medal in the first-contested modern pentathlon.[2][3]
 Georg de Laval at the 1912 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1883 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 10 March 1970 (aged 86) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting, modern pentathlon |
| Club | Stockholms PK A1 IF, Stockholm |
Medal record | |
De Laval was born of a Swedish noble family. In 1913 he married baroness Ebba Fleetwood, the eldest daughter of baron Carl Fleetwood, 10th baron of Jälunda, and his first wife countess Hedvig, née Lewenhaupt. His brothers Patrik and Erik were also Olympic pentathletes.[3][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Georg de Laval". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Georg de Laval". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Georg de Laval Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ Georg de Laval. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links edit
- Georg de Laval at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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