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Torsten Gustav Magnus Henning Grönfors (8 August 1888 – 28 May 1968) was a Swedish sailor and tennis player who competed 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 ...
. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''R. S. Y. C.'', which finished fifth in the 8 metre class competition. In the men's singles indoor tennis tournament he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Anthony Wilding who later won the bronze medal. In the outdoor singles tournament he was eliminated in the round of 32. In the outdoor men's doubles event he and his partner Frans Möller were eliminated in the first round. In the outdoor mixed doubles he lost with his partner
Annie Holmström Annie Sofia Holmström (22 February 1880 – 26 October 1953) was a Swedish tennis player. She competed in singles and mixed doubles at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth-fifth place. Her elder sister Ellen Brusewitz Ellen Maria ...
in the quarter-finals.


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1888 births 1968 deaths Sportspeople from Lund Swedish male sailors (sport) Swedish male tennis players Olympic sailors of Sweden Olympic tennis players of Sweden Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub