Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall (18 August 1881 – 26 February 1928) was a Swedish tennis player who won four Olympic medals.[1] In 1908, he won a bronze in the men's indoor doubles, with Wollmar Boström. Four years later, he won three more medals. In the mixed doubles (with Sigrid Fick) and indoor doubles (with Carl Kempe) tournaments, he reached the final but lost both times. Sigrid Fick was also his partner in the mixed indoor event, and they won a bronze medal together.[2]
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| Full name | Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall |
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| Country (sports) | Sweden |
| Born | 18 August 1881 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 26 February 1928 (aged 46) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Singles | |
| Other tournaments | |
| WCCC | SF (1913) |
| Olympic Games | QF (1908In) |
| Doubles | |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  Bronze Medal (1908In)
 Silver Medal (1912In) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| WCCC | F (1913) |
| Olympic Games | Silver Medal (1912)
Bronze Medal (1912In) |
Medal record | |
Setterwall's father, also named Carl, was a multimillionaire controlling much of the iron works during the development of railways in Scandinavia. His son followed in his footsteps, eventually taking over the family firm.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gunnar Setterwall". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Gunnar Setterwall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Gunnar Setterwall" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.
External links
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- Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- Gunnar Setterwall at the International Tennis Federation
- Gunnar Setterwall at Olympics.com
- Gunnar Setterwall at Olympedia
- Gunnar Setterwall at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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