Thorleif Petersen
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Born6 July 1884
Trondheim, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Trondheim, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died22 December 1958 (aged 74)
Trondheim, Norway
Trondheim, Norway
RelativesRasmus Petersen (brother)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
| Thorleif Petersen | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 July 1884 Trondheim, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 1958 (aged 74) Trondheim, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Rasmus Petersen (brother) | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
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| Gym | Trondhjems TF | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thorleif Petersen (6 July 1884 – 22 February 1958) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics.
In 1906 he won the gold medal as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team in the team competition. He was a brother of fellow gold medallist Rasmus Petersen, and represented the club Trondhjems TF.[1]