Thor Thorvaldsen

Thor Thorvaldsen (31 May 1909 – 30 June 1987)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Bamble and died in Bærum. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as helmsman on the boat Pan.[2]

Thor Thorvaldsen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1909-05-31)31 May 1909
Bamble, Norway
Died30 June 1987(1987-06-30) (aged 78)
Sport
SportSailing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1948 London Dragon
1952 Helsinki Dragon

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[3]

See also

References

  1. Bolme, Magne. "Thor Thorvaldsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
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