Thor Henning
Encyclopedia
Thor Henning was a Swedish
breaststroke
and freestyle
swimmer
. He won a total of four medals in swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
, 1920 Summer Olympics
and 1924 Summer Olympics
.
He was born and died in Stockholm
.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics
he came second after German Walter Bathe
on 400 m breaststroke and in 1920 he was beaten by team mate Håkan Malmrot
on 200 m and 400 m breaststroke.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
and freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. He won a total of four medals in swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
, 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
and 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
.
He was born and died in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
he came second after German Walter Bathe
Walter Bathe
Walter Bathe was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Bathe was born in Probsthain, Silesia. He won two gold medals in 200 metre breaststroke as well as in 400 metre breaststroke.-External links:**...
on 400 m breaststroke and in 1920 he was beaten by team mate Håkan Malmrot
Håkan Malmrot
Håkan Malmrot was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer. He won two goldmedals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp on 200m and 400m breaststroke, both times with Swedish Thor Henning as silver medalist....
on 200 m and 400 m breaststroke.