Gunnar Setterwall

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) tournament he reached the final but lost both times. Sigrid Fick was also his partner in the mixed indoor event and together they won a bronze medal.[2]

Gunnar Setterwall
Full nameCarl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall
Country (sports)Sweden
Born(1881-08-18)18 August 1881
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 February 1928(1928-02-26) (aged 46)
Stockholm, Sweden
Singles
Other tournaments
WCCCSF (1913)
Olympic GamesQF (1908In)
Doubles
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Bronze Medal (1908In) Silver Medal (1912In)
Mixed doubles
Other mixed doubles tournaments
WCCCF (1913)
Olympic Games Silver Medal (1912) Bronze Medal (1912In)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's Tennis
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Indoor doubles
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Indoor doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Indoor mixed doubles

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
  1. "Gunnar Setterwall". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Gunnar Setterwall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  3. "Gunnar Setterwall" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.
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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.


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