Karl Johan Svensson
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![]() Portrait of Svensson c. 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1887 Solna, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1964 (aged 76) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kristliga Förening av Unga Mäns Gymnastikavdelningar | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ↑ "Karl Johan Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ Karl-Johan Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ Karl-Johan Svensson. sports-reference.com
External links
- Karl Johan Svensson at Olympics.com
- Karl Johan Svensson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Karl Johan Svensson at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1964 deaths
- Swedish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish artistic gymnast stubs

