Claës-Axel Wersäll

Claës-Axel Wersäll
Wersäll Family in 1918
Personal information
Born26 June 1888
Irsta, Sweden
Died12 February 1951 (aged 62)
Djursholm, Sweden
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubVästerås GF
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Gymnastics team,
Swedish system

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

  1. ^ Claës Axel Wersäll. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ^ Claës-Axel Wersäll. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Claës-Axel Wersäll". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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