Torleif Torkildsen (Norwegian pronunciation:[toːrlæɪftoːrkɪlsn̩];[stress and tone?] 12 May 1892 – 14 October 1944) was a Norwegiangymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.[1]
Torleif Torkildsen
Torleif Torkildsen (left) and Jack Nielsen (right) in the 1929 Davis Cup Tie against Hungary in Oslo
In tennis he was a member of the Norway Davis Cup team, in which he granted Norway's first victorious rubber in the tie against Hungary in 1929 by beating Imre Takáts.[2] Prior to entering the Davis Cup in 1927 Norway competed in the Nordisk Cup, an annual four-nation Scandinavian tennis team cup, in which he granted Norway's only won match against Sweden's Curt Östberg.[3] The same year in August he won an international tournament in Oslo meeting Östberg again in the final.[3] In national competition he was a five-time tennis champion between 1926 and 1930.[4]
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^"Torleif Torkildsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^Béla Kehrling, ed. (25 May 1929). "Osloi levél [Letter from Oslo]" (in Hungarian). Tennisz és Golf (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai Rt) I (2): 35. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
torleif, torkildsen, norwegian, pronunciation, toːrlæɪf, toːrkɪlsn, stress, tone, 1892, october, 1944, norwegian, gymnast, tennis, player, competed, 1912, summer, olympics, part, norwegian, gymnastics, team, which, bronze, medal, gymnastics, team, swedish, sys. Torleif Torkildsen Norwegian pronunciation toːrlaeɪf toːrkɪlsn stress and tone 12 May 1892 14 October 1944 was a Norwegian gymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men s team Swedish system event 1 Torleif TorkildsenTorleif Torkildsen left and Jack Nielsen right in the 1929 Davis Cup Tie against Hungary in OsloCountry sports NorwayBorn 1882 05 12 12 May 1882Died14 October 1944 1944 10 14 aged 62 PlaysRight handedSinglesCareer titles5 national 1 international Team competitionsDavis Cup2nd round Europe 1930 1931 Last updated on 21 February 2013 Olympic medal record Men s Gymnastics 1912 Stockholm Team Swedish system In tennis he was a member of the Norway Davis Cup team in which he granted Norway s first victorious rubber in the tie against Hungary in 1929 by beating Imre Takats 2 Prior to entering the Davis Cup in 1927 Norway competed in the Nordisk Cup an annual four nation Scandinavian tennis team cup in which he granted Norway s only won match against Sweden s Curt Ostberg 3 The same year in August he won an international tournament in Oslo meeting Ostberg again in the final 3 In national competition he was a five time tennis champion between 1926 and 1930 4 References edit Torleif Torkildsen Olympedia Retrieved 15 April 2021 Bela Kehrling ed 25 May 1929 Osloi level Letter from Oslo in Hungarian Tennisz es Golf Budapest Hungary Bethlen Gabor irod es Nyomdai Rt I 2 35 Retrieved 21 February 2013 a b Tennis Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish Stockholm Sweden Gustaf Zethelius 1927 ISSN 1101 2412 Retrieved 21 February 2013 tennis norgesmestere utendors i single Tennis outdoors singles champions Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norway Kunnskapsforlaget 2012 Retrieved 21 February 2013 External links editprofile Torleif Torkildsen at the Tennis Archives Torleif Torkildsen at the Davis Cup nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Norwegian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to Norwegian artistic gymnastics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torleif Torkildsen amp oldid 1191853319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
