Claës-Axel Wersäll (26 June 1888 – 12 February 1951) was a Swedish

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. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the

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.Claës Axel Wersäll
Swedish Olympic Committee
sports-reference.com Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister

Claës Wersäll Claës Richard Wersäll (17 November 1848 – 19 December 1919) was a Swedish governor and artillery officer. Between 15 March 1895 and 16 July 1897 he served as a Swedish Finance Minister. He was also the governor of Kopparberg County (1893– ...

and

Charlotta Wersäll Eva Charlotta Wersäll (née '' Lewenhaupt'', 12 May 1858 – 4 April 1924) was a Swedish noblewoman, a daughter of Count Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt and Charlotta Elisabet von Essen. She had a sister Charlotta Ulrika and three brothers, Erik, Carl ...

, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers,

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and Ture also competed at Summer Olympics.

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* 1888 births 1951 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Västerås Municipality {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub