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
Died	May 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 1941 Philadelphia Fours

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. Championships	2nd	2nd

Four skating

(with Premer, Uppgren, and Wakefield)

Event	1941
North American Championships	1st

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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