Axel Norling

{{Short description|Swedish athlete (1884–1964)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Axel Norling

| image = Axel Norling.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Norling {{Circa|1910}}

| full_name = Karl Axel Patrik Norling

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|04|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|05|07|1884|04|16|df=yes}}

| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height = 1.78 m

| relatives = Daniel Norling (brother)

| discipline = MAG

| country = Sweden

| natlteam =

| club = {{ubl|Djurgårdens IF|Stockholms KK|Kristliga Förening av Unga Mäns Gymnastikavdelningar}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1908 London|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1912 Stockholm|Team, Swedish system}}

{{MedalSport|Men's tug of war}}

{{MedalCompetition|Intercalated Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1906 Athens|Tug of war}}

}}

Karl Axel Patrik Norling (16 April 1884 – 7 May 1964) was a Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31117 |title=Axel Norling |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 March 2021}} He won a bronze medal in the tug of war in 1906, as well as two gold medals with the Swedish gymnastics team, in 1908 and 1912, alongside his younger brother Daniel.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/axel-norling-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/axel-norling-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}

Norling was a member of Djurgårdens IF, which he represented in several sports.{{cite web | url=https://difhistoria.se/axel-norling/ | title=Axel "Acke" Norling – DIF Historia }} He played bandy with Djurgårdens IF Bandy and football with Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, both as a centre-half.{{cite news|title=Axel Norling 80 år|date=15 April 1964|work=SvD|page=21|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1964-04-15/21/SVD}} For the football team, he played the 1904 and 1906 finals of Svenska Mästerskapet, both times losing to Örgryte IS.{{cite book |editor-last=Alsiö |editor-first=Martin |editor2=Frantz, Alf |editor3=Lindahl, Jimmy |display-editors = 3 |editor4=Persson, Gunnar |title=100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken |publisher=Stroemberg Media Group |date=2004 |location=Vällingby |isbn=91-86184-59-8 |pages=130–131}} As a diver, Norling represented Stockholms KK, and as a gymnast, he represented KFUM GA.

Norling was educated as an engineer and eventually became head of the Navy Department at AB Separator (later Alfa Laval).[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/axel-norling.html Axel Norling]. Swedish Olympic Committee