Claes Egnell

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| birth_date = 29 January 1916

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Claes Robert Herman Vidarsson Egnell (29 January 1916 – 15 January 2012)[http://www.dt.se/familjvanner/dodsfallbegravningar/dodsfall/1.4290543-claes-egnell-har-avlidit Claes Egnell's obituary] {{in lang|sv}}{{Cite web |title=Claes Egnell har avlidit |url=http://www.dt.se/familjvanner/dodsfallbegravningar/dodsfall/1.4290543-claes-egnell-har-avlidit |work=Dalarnas Tidning |author=Anders F Rehnberg |date=16 January 2012 }} was a Swedish sport shooter and modern pentathlete, who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he finished 24th in the 25 m rapid-fire pistol event. In 1952 he won a silver medal in modern pentathlon with the Swedish team, and placed 11th individually. He also took part in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the winter pentathlon, which was held as a demonstration sport. He suffered a leg fracture in the downhill skiing event and had to withdraw.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eg/claes-egnell-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203556/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eg/claes-egnell-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Claes Egnell |publisher=Sports-reference.com}}

Egnell also competed nationally in fencing, cross-country skiing, tennis and horse riding. In 1945 he received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for winning two Swedish modern pentathlon championships. He served as Secretary-General of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 and was a guest of honor at the modern pentathlon World Cup final in Uppsala in 2005.