William Thoresson | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1932-05-31) 31 May 1932 (age 91) Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Göteborgs Turnförening | |||||||||||||||||
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Karl Tore William Thoresson (born 31 May 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics event and won two medals in the floor exercise: a gold in 1952 and a silver in 1956. He won another medal on the floor, a bronze, at the 1954 World Championships.[1][2]
In 2001, Thoresson was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3]
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