Erik Gustaf Wersäll (14 January 1887 – 24 March 1973) was a Swedish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

. He competed at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

and finished in ninth place.Gustaf Wersäll
Swedish Olympic Committee Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister

Claës Wersäll Claës Richard Wersäll (17 November 1848 – 19 December 1919) was a Swedish governor and artillery officer. Between 15 March 1895 and 16 July 1897 he served as a Swedish Finance Minister. He was also the governor of Kopparberg County (1893– ...

and

Charlotta Wersäll Eva Charlotta Wersäll (née '' Lewenhaupt'', 12 May 1858 – 4 April 1924) was a Swedish noblewoman, a daughter of Count Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt and Charlotta Elisabet von Essen. She had a sister Charlotta Ulrika and three brothers, Erik, Carl ...

, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Claës-Axel and Ture also competed at Summer Olympics.

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* 1887 births 1973 deaths Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub