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Robert Arnold Uppgren (December 14, 1923 - May 12, 1967[1]) was an American figure skater.[2] He competed in pair skating with partner Janette Ahrens.[3] He also competed in fours with Ahrens, Mary Louise Premer, and Lyman Wakefield, Jr. and won the 1941 North American title.

Robert Arnold Uppgren
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
DiedMay 12, 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 43)
Leech Lake, Minnesota
Former partnerJanette Ahrens
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Fours' Figure skating
North American Championships
1941 PhiladelphiaFours

By 1967, Uppgren had begun working for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in its Minneapolis offices. On May 12, he died in a helicopter crash in Leech Lake.[4]


Competitive highlights


(with Ahrens)

Event 1942 1943
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

Four skating


(with Premer, Uppgren, and Wakefield)

Event 1941
North American Championships1st

References


  1. Uppgren, Robert Arnold. "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002". familysearch.org. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. "Chicago Skater Wins National Senior Title". Christian Science Monitor. 24 February 1942. p. 16. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. "Competitions". Dance Magazine. Rudor Pub. Co.: 40 1943. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. "2 Bodies Recovered at 'Copter Crash Site". The La Crosse Tribune. May 13, 1967 – via newspapers.com.



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