Claës-Axel Wersäll
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| Intro | Gymnast | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| was | Gymnast Athlete Artistic gymnast | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 26 June 1888, Irsta, Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden | |
| Death | 12 February 1951Djursholm, Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden (aged 62 years) |
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Claës-Axel Wersäll (26 June 1888 – 12 February 1951) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Wersäll was born to the Swedish Finance Minister Claës Wersäll and Charlotta Wersäll, in a family of 10 siblings. Two of his eight brothers, Gustaf and Ture also competed at Summer Olympics.