Lars-Göran Hall

Lars-Göran Hall (born April 30, 1927, Karlskrona, Sweden—died April 26, 1991, Täby) was a Swedish athlete who was the first person to win two individual Olympic gold medals in the modern pentathlon. Hall, a carpenter from Gothenburg, was also the first nonmilitary winner of the individual modern pentathlon. Hall was the world champion in the pentathlon in 1950 and 1951 and was a favourite at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. He won the gold,...