Robert Uppgren

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
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
DiedMay 12, 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 43)
Leech Lake, Minnesota
Figure skating career
Country United States
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Fours' Figure skating
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 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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