Emil Alfons Hagelberg (25 August 1895 – 12 August 1941) was a Finnish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. He competed at the

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

and placed seventh and 25th, respectively. He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1920. Hagelberg was a career military officer who fought in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He died in a Soviet air raid during the

Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, as part of World War II.; sv, fortsättningskriget; german: Fortsetzungskrieg. A ...

in 1941.Sotatieteen Laitoksen Julkaisuja XIV, Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975, Vaasa 1975,

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* 1895 births 1941 deaths People from Pyhtää People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Finland Modern pentathletes at the 1920 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Deaths by airstrike during World War II Russian military personnel of World War I Finnish Army personnel Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{Finland-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub