Birth Date: | 12 August 1883 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Death Date: | 18 December 1965 (aged 82) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport: | Tug of war |
Club: | Stockholms GF, Täby |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Claës Ture Wersäll (12 August 1883 – 18 December 1965) was a Swedish gymnast who won a bronze medal in the tug of war event at the 1906 Summer Olympics. The team consisted of five gymnasts, two weightlifters and a javelin thrower.[1] [2]
Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister Claës Wersäll and Charlotta Wersäll, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Claës-Axel and Gustaf also competed at Summer Olympics.