![]() Thor Henning (left) and Håkan Malmrot at the 1920 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 13 September 1894 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 7 October 1967 (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Club | SK Neptun, Stockholm |
Thor Henning (13 September 1894 – 7 October 1967) was a Swedish breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who won a four medals at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1912 Summer Olympics he came second after German Walter Bathe in the 400 m breaststroke, and in 1920 he was beaten by teammate Håkan Malmrot in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke. [2]
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