Thomas Thorstensen (18 May 1880 – 18 June 1953) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later the Norwegian team, of which he was still part, won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.

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1880 births 1953 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub