Thomas Thorstensen
| Thomas Thorstensen | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 May 1880 Stavanger, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1953 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Gabriel Thorstensen (brother) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Bergens TF | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Thorstensen (18 May 1880 – 18 June 1953) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later, the Norwegian team, of which he was still part, won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ other sources spell his name Torstensen
- ^ "Thomas Thorstensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Thorstensen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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