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Sport
  
Tug of war

Club
  
Stockholms GF, Täby

Ture Wersäll

Born
  
12 August 1883
Stockholm, Sweden

Died
  
18 December 1965, Stockholm, Sweden

Claës Ture Wersäll (12 August 1883 – 18 December 1965) was a Swedish gymnast who won a bronze medal in the tug of war event at the 1906 Summer Olympics. The team consisted of five gymnasts, two weightlifters and a javelin thrower.

Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister Claës Wersäll and Charlotta Wersäll, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Claës-Axel and Gustaf also competed at Summer Olympics.

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Ture Wersäll Wikipedia


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