Georg de Laval

Patrik Georg Fabian de Laval (16 April 1883 – 10 March 1970) was a Swedish sports shooter and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. 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.[1][2]

Georg de Laval
Georg de Laval at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1883-04-16)16 April 1883
Stockholm, Sweden
Died10 March 1970(1970-03-10) (aged 86)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportShooting, modern pentathlon
ClubStockholms PK
A1 IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1912 Stockholm 50 m team military pistol
1912 Stockholm Modern pentathlon

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.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Georg de Laval". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. "Georg de Laval Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. Georg de Laval. Swedish Olympic Committee


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