Karl Axel Patrik Norling (16 April 1884 – 7 May 1964) was a Swedishgymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the tug of war in 1906, as well as two gold medals with the Swedish gymnastics team, in 1908 and 1912, alongside his younger brother Daniel.[2]
Norling was educated as an engineer and eventually became head of the Navy Department at AB Separator (later Alfa Laval).[6]
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^"Axel Norling". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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