Karl Johan Svensson

Karl Johan Svensson
Portrait of Svensson c. 1912
Personal information
Born(1887-03-12)12 March 1887
Solna, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died20 January 1964(1964-01-20) (aged 76)
Stockholm, Sweden
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Sweden
ClubKristliga Förening av Unga Mäns Gymnastikavdelningar
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team, Swedish system

Karl Johan Svensson (12 March 1887 – 20 January 1964) was a Swedish gymnast.[1] He was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a civil engineer by trade.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Karl Johan Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Karl-Johan Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Karl-Johan Svensson. sports-reference.com
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