Claës-Axel Wersäll (26 June 1888 – 12 February 1951) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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Born | 26 June 1888 Irsta, Sweden | ||||||||||
Died | 12 February 1951 (aged 62) Djursholm, Sweden | ||||||||||
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Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||||
Club | Västerås GF | ||||||||||
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Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister Claës Wersäll and Charlotta Wersäll, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Gustaf and Ture also competed at Summer Olympics.[3]
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