Axel Norling

Karl Axel Patrik Norling (16 April 1884 – 7 May 1964) was a Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1] He won a bronze medal in the tug of war in 1906, as well as two gold medals with the Swedish gymnastics team, in 1908 and 1912, alongside his younger brother Daniel.^[2]

Axel Norling
Norling c. 1910
Personal information
Full name	Karl Axel Patrik Norling
Born	(1884-04-16)16 April 1884 Stockholm, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	7 May 1964(1964-05-07) (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Relatives	Daniel Norling (brother)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Sweden
Club	Djurgårdens IF Stockholms KK Kristliga Förening av Unga Mäns Gymnastikavdelningar
Medal record Representing  Sweden Men's artistic gymnastics Olympic Games 1908 London Team 1912 Stockholm Team, Swedish system Men's tug of war Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Tug of war

Norling was a member of Djurgårdens IF, which he represented in several sports.^[3] He played bandy with Djurgårdens IF Bandy and football with Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, both as a centre-half.^[4] For the football team, he played the 1904 and 1906 finals of Svenska Mästerskapet, both times losing to Örgryte IS.^[5] As a diver, Norling represented Stockholms KK, and as a gymnast, he represented KFUM GA.^[6]

Norling was educated as an engineer and eventually became head of the Navy Department at AB Separator (later Alfa Laval).^[6]