Carl Folcker
| Carl Folcker | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carl Wilhelm Folcker | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1889 Filipstad, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1911 (aged 22) Karlstad Municipality, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms Gymnastikförening | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carl Wilhelm Folcker (March 28, 1889 – July 3, 1911) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.[1][2] He died by suicide on 3 July 1911 at Trossnäs field.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Folcker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Carl Folcker". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Carl Folcker at Olympics.com
- Carl Folcker at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Carl Folcker at Olympedia
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