Karl Axel Patrik Norling (16 April 1884 – 7 May 1964) was a Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the tug of war in 1906, as well as two gold medals with the Swedish gymnastics team, in 1908 and 1912, alongside his younger brother Daniel.[2]
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| Born | 16 April 1884 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1964 (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics, tug of war, diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm Stockholms KK KFUM GA, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norling was a member of Djurgårdens IF, which he represented in several sports.[3] He played bandy with Djurgårdens IF Bandy and football with Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, both as a centre-half.[4] For the football team, he played the 1904 and 1906 finals of Svenska Mästerskapet, both times losing to Örgryte IS.[5] As a diver, Norling represented Stockholms KK, and as a gymnast, he represented KFUM GA.[6]
Norling was educated as an engineer and eventually became head of the Navy Department at AB Separator (later Alfa Laval).[6]
References edit
- ^ "Axel Norling". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Axel Norling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Axel "Acke" Norling – DIF Historia".
- ^ "Axel Norling 80 år". SvD. 15 April 1964. p. 21.
- ^ Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; et al., eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. pp. 130–131. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- ^ a b Axel Norling. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links edit
- Axel Norling at Olympedia
- Axel Norling at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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