Oswald Holmberg

Oswald Holmberg
Holmberg in military attire
Personal information
Full nameTorsten Oswald Magnus Holmberg
Born(1882-07-17)17 July 1882
Malmö, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died11 February 1969(1969-02-11) (aged 86)
Malmö, Sweden
Relatives
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Sweden
ClubStockholms Gymnastikförening
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's artistic gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team, Swedish system
Men's tug of war
Intercalated Games
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens Tug of war

Torsten Oswald Magnus Holmberg (17 July 1882 – 11 February 1969) was a Swedish gymnast and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. In the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won his second gold medal as a member of the Swedish gymnastics team in the Swedish system event.

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Swedish tug of war team, which won the bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Oswald Holmberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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