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{{Short description|Swedish gymnast (born 1932)}}
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1932|05|31}}
|birth_place=[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] | [[Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Floor exercise]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Floor exercise]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|World championships}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1954 Rome]] |  Floor exercise}}
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'''Karl Tore William Thoresson''' (born 31 May 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics event and won two medals in the floor exercise: a gold in 1952 and a silver in 1956. He won another medal on the floor, a bronze, at the 1954 World Championships.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/william-thoresson-1.html William Thoresson]. sports-reference.com</ref><ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/w/william-thoresson.html William Thoresson]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref>

In 2001, Thoresson was inducted into the [[International Gymnastics Hall of Fame]].<ref name=ighof>[http://www.ighof.com/honorees/2001_William_Thoresson.php "William Thoresson, Sweden"]. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame</ref>

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