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]
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1909 Bamble, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1987 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bolme, Magne. "Thor Thorvaldsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
External links
edit- Thor Thorvaldsen at World Sailing (archived)
- Thor Thorvaldsen at Olympics.com
- Thor Thorvaldsen at Olympedia
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