William Thoresson
William Thoresson in the early 1950s
Personal information
Country represented	Sweden
Born	(1932-05-31) 31 May 1932 (age 92) Göteborg, Sweden
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	Göteborgs Turnförening
Medal record Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Floor exercise 1956 Melbourne Floor exercise World championships 1954 Rome Floor exercise

Karl Tore William Thoresson (born 31 May 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics event and won two medals in the floor exercise: a gold in 1952 and a silver in 1956. He won another medal on the floor, a bronze, at the 1954 World Championships.^[1][2]

In 2001, Thoresson was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[3]

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