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Thomas Thorstensen

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Olympic medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Norway
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team, free system
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Gymnastics team

Thomas Thorstensen (May 18, 1880 – June 18, 1953) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later the Norwegian team, of which he was still part, won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.[2]

References

  1. ^ other sources spell his name Torstensen
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Thorstensen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.