Alf Svensén
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| Full name | Alf Erik Gillis Svensén | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1893 Tveta, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 1935 (aged 42) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kustartilleri 2 Idrottsförening | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alf Erik Gillis Svensén (28 July 1893 – 17 December 1935) was a Swedish gymnast who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[2]
Svensén was a bomb expert at the Swedish Air Force and held the rank of captain.[3]
References
- ↑ "Alf Svensén". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ Alf Svensén. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Alf Svensén. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Erik Svensén at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Erik Svensén at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1935 deaths
- Swedish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Swedish Air Force officers
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- People from Hultsfred Municipality
- Sportspeople from Kalmar County
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish artistic gymnast stubs
