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Apr 28, 1888 Hedvig Eleonora församling, Sweden Died on 09 Nov 1973 (aged 85)
Swedish modern pentathlete
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About Erik De Laval
- 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.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.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 Pilsudski.
- In 1948 he served in Damascus as a member of the UN mission mediating the Arab-Israeli conflict.
