Karl Mannström
Personal information | |
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Full name | Bror Karl Anton Mannström |
Born | Sundsvall, Sweden | 26 October 1884
Died | 19 July 1916 Tofteryd, Sweden | (aged 31)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Karl Mannström (26 October 1884 – 19 July 1916) was a Swedish modern pentathlete.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
Mannström became an officer at the Fortification in 1909 and was appointed lieutenant in 1912. He was commanded to the flight school at Malmslätt in 1915 to undergo his flight training and was awarded after the certificate tests June 22, 1915 Swedish aviator diploma no. 28 issued by S.A.S. (Swedish Aeronautical Society). In 1916, Mannström set a Scandinavian altitude record with passengers when he reached an altitude of 4,000 meters. He died in a plane crash just outside Skillingaryd in a Morane-Sauliner aircraft licensed by Thulin's workshops.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Mannström". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Bror Mannström Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.