Axel Norling
| Axel Norling medal table |
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Gymnast , tug of war , diver |
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 Sweden
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| gold | 1908 London | Gymnastics team |
| gold | 1912 Stockholm | Gymnastics team |
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| bronze | 1906 Athens | Tug of war |
Karl Axel Patrik Norling (born April 16, 1884 in Stockholm ; † May 7, 1964 there ) was a Swedish athlete. As such, he was Olympic champion several times .
Life
Norling first took part in the Summer Olympics in London in 1908 , where he competed in the team all- round competition , one of the two apparatus gymnastics competitions . With the Swedish team, which also included his brother Daniel Norling , he won the gold medal. Four years later in Stockholm, Norling, like his brother, competed in apparatus gymnastics again and won the gold medal in the "Swedish System" competition with the Swedish team.
He also took part in the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 and won the bronze medal in the tug of war with the Swedish team . He reached 16th place in high diving.
Web links
- Axel Norling in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Norling, Axel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Norling, Karl Axel Patrik (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1964 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |