| Claës-Axel Wersäll | |||||||||||||||
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 Wersäll family in 1918 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1888-06-26)26 June 1888 Irsta, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1951(1951-02-12) (aged 62) Djursholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Västerås Gymnastikförening | ||||||||||||||
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Claës-Axel Wersäll (26 June 1888 – 12 February 1951) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister Claës Wersäll and Charlotta Wersäll, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Gustaf and Ture also competed at Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- Claës Axel Wersäll. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Claës-Axel Wersäll. sports-reference.com
- "Claës-Axel Wersäll". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
- Claes Wersäll at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Claes Wersäll at Olympedia