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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]

William Thoresson
William Thoresson in the early 1950's
Personal information
Country represented	Sweden
Born	(1932-05-31) 31 May 1932 (age 89) Göteborg, Sweden
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	Göteborgs Turnförening
Medal record Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Floor exercise 1956 Melbourne Floor exercise World championships 1954 Rome Floor exercise

In 2001, Thoresson was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3]

References

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External links

• William Thoresson at FIG (biography)
• William Thoresson at Olympedia
• William Thoresson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

На других языках

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- [en] William Thoresson

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[fr] William Thoresson

Karl Tore William Thoresson (né le 31 mai 1932 à Göteborg) est un gymnaste suédois qui a été champion olympique au sol aux Jeux olympiques de 1952.

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[it] William Thoresson

Karl Tore William Thoresson (Göteborg, 31 maggio 1932) è un ex ginnasta svedese. Rappresentò la Svezia ai Giochi olimpici estivi a quattro edizioni consecutive dei Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, Roma 1960, Tokyo 1964, vincendo un oro e un argento.

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[ru] Торессон, Уильям

Уильям Торессон (швед. William Thoresson; род. 1932) — шведский гимнаст, олимпийский чемпион.

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