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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 16 April 1884||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 May 1964 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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]
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]
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 16 April 1884||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 May 1964 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]