William Thoresson
| William Thoresson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |
 Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 May 1932 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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- ↑ William Thoresson. sports-reference.com
- ↑ William Thoresson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ "William Thoresson, Sweden". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
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