Torsten Grönfors

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTorsten Gustav Magnus Henning•Grönfors
Used nameTorsten•Grönfors
Born8 August 1888 in Lund, Skåne (SWE)
Died28 May 1968 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsKSSS, Saltsjöbaden, Nacka (SWE) / KLTK, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Torsten Grönfors played four tennis events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and also competed in sailing, aboard the KSSS 1912 in the 8-metre class. His best finish was fourth in outdoor mixed doubles with Annie Holmström. At the Stockholm Championships, Grönfors won the singles in 1912 and was runner-up in 1910. Grönford represented the KLTK (Kungliga Lawn Tennis Klubben) in tennis and the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet [KSSS]) in sailing.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Sailing SWE Torsten Grönfors
8 metres, Open (Olympic) K.S.S.S. 1912 =5
Tennis SWE Torsten Grönfors
Singles, Men (Olympic) =17
Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) Annie Holmström 4
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Frans Möller =15
Singles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) =9
Doubles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) Frans Möller DNS