William Thoresson
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| Country represented |  Sweden |
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| Born | May 31, 1932 | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||
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William Thoresson (born May 31, 1932) is a Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion.
Championships
Thoresson competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in floor exercises.[1] He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
He received a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 1954 world championship.
Awards
Thoresson was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]
References
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- ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 29, 2008)
- ↑ "International Gymnastics Hall of Fame – William Thoresson, Sweden" (Retrieved on March 29, 2008)
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