William Thoresson
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William Thoresson in the early 1950s | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 May 1932 Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 2026 (aged 93) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Göteborgs Turnförening | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karl Tore William Thoresson (31 May 1932 – 4 March 2026) was a 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]
Thoresson died on 4 March 2026 at the age of 93. At the time of his death he was Sweden's oldest gold medalist and remains the nation's first and still only Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.[4]
References
- ^ William Thoresson. sports-reference.com
- ^ William Thoresson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "William Thoresson, Sweden". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- ^ Tonnvik, Emma (4 March 2026). "OS-guldmedaljören William Thoresson från Göteborg död". Göteborgs-Posten.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Thoresson.
- William Thoresson at World Gymnastics
- William Thoresson at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- William Thoresson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- William Thoresson at Olympedia
- William Thoresson at InterSportStats