Thor Henning

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]

Thor Henning
Thor Henning (left) and Håkan Malmrot at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born13 September 1894
Stockholm, Sweden
Died7 October 1967 (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSK Neptun, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Summer Olympics
1912 Stockholm 400 m breaststroke
1920 Antwerp 200 m breaststroke
1920 Antwerp 400 m breaststroke
1924 Paris 4×200 m freestyle

See also

References
  1. "Thor Henning". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. Thor Henning. sports-reference.com


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