Axel Ljung

{{Short description|Swedish artistic gymnast and athlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Axel Ljung

| image = Axel Ljung.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Portrait of Ljung

| full_name = Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|03|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stockholm,

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|02|05|1884|03|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| discipline = MAG

| country = Sweden

| natlteam =

| club = {{ubl|Stockholms Gymnastikförening|AIK}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1908 London|Team}}

}}

Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung (31 March 1884 – 5 February 1938) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who won an all-around gold medal with the Swedish gymnastics team at the 1908 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31109 |title=Axel Ljung |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=1 March 2021}} He also participated in the 100 m sprint, 100 m hurdles and standing long jump events at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fifth in the long jump.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/axel-ljung-1.html Axel Ljung]. sports-reference.com[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=11236&Gender=M Axel Ljung]. trackfield.brinkster.net[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/axel-ljung.html Axel Ljung]. Swedish Olympic Committee Ljung's personal bests in athletics were 11.3 in the 100 m (1904) and 16.0 in the 110 mH (1906).