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Erik de Laval
Erik de Laval at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameErik Patrik Honoré de Laval
Born(1888-04-28)28 April 1888
Stockholm, Sweden
Died9 November 1973(1973-11-09) (aged 85)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubA1 IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Individual

Erik Patrik Honoré de Laval (28 April 1888 – 9 November 1973) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Lieutenant Erik de Laval served with the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) in Stockholm. He competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics together with his elder brothers Georg and Patrik, who were also military officers. Erik was disqualified in the cross-country riding, while Georg won the bronze medal.[3]

During World War II, de Laval was military attaché at the Swedish Embassy in Poland, and then in Washington. He later wrote books about the modern history of Poland and its leader Józef Piłsudski. In 1948 he served in Damascus as a member of the UN mission mediating the Arab-Israeli conflict.[3]

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  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Erik de Laval". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ^ Erik de Laval. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ a b "Erik de Laval Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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