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Toren Atkinson
Toren may refer to: People *Carl-Axel Torén (1887–1961), a Swedish equestrian *Märta Torén (1925–1957), a Swedish actress *Toren Smith (1960-2013), a Canadian translator of manga Fictional characters *Graf Toren, DC Comics character *Sandrilene fa Toren book character created by Tamora Pierce Places and buildings *Toren van Goedereede *Toren de Vlinder *KEMA Toren *Koningin Juliana Toren *Nieuwe Toren, Kampen *Vesteda Toren Works * Toren (video game), ''Toren'' (video game), 2015 video game {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Axel Torén
Carl-Axel Oscar Torén (8 March 1887 – 21 October 1961) was a Swedish Army officer and Equestrianism, horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, individual jumping event with his horse ''Falken''. Early life Torén was born on 8 March 1887 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major general Gabriel Torén (1858–1919) and his wife Mary Hummel. He first trained in sprint running, but then changed to horse riding, as his father was an equestrian official and organizer of equestrian events at the 1912 Olympics. He became Swedish champion in running 400 meters in 1906 and broke the Scandinavian record in the same in 1906. Torén had four brothers. One of them, Helge (1891–1954), competed internationally in middle-distance running and held a national record over 800 m. Career Torén was commissioned as an officer with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' in the Life Regiment Hussars in 1910. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
