Torsten Gustav Magnus Henning Grönfors (8 August 1888 – 28 May 1968) was a Swedish

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. 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 Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world number 1 ranked male tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered ...

, 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 Tennis players from Lund Swedish male sailors (sport) Swedish male tennis players Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic tennis players for Sweden Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub