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Norwegian gymnast and tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torleif Torkildsen (Norwegian pronunciation: [toːrlæɪf toːrkɪlsn̩];[stress and tone?] 12 May 1892 – 14 October 1944) was a Norwegian gymnast and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.[1]
Torleif Torkildsen (left) and Jack Nielsen (right) in the 1929 Davis Cup Tie against Hungary in Oslo | |
| Country (sports) | Norway |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 1882 |
| Died | 14 October 1944 (aged 62) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 5 (national), 1 (international) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 2nd round (Europe) (1930, 1931) |
| Last updated on: 21 February 2013. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Gymnastics | ||
 | 1912 Stockholm | Team, Swedish system |
In tennis he was a member of the Norway Davis Cup team, in which he granted Norway's first victorious rubber in the tie against Hungary in 1929 by beating Imre Takáts.[2] Prior to entering the Davis Cup in 1927 Norway competed in the Nordisk Cup, an annual four-nation Scandinavian tennis team cup, in which he granted Norway's only won match against Sweden's Curt Östberg.[3] The same year in August he won an international tournament in Oslo meeting Östberg again in the final.[3] In national competition he was a five-time tennis champion between 1926 and 1930.[4]
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