Thor Thorvaldsen

Thor Thorvaldsen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1909-05-31)31 May 1909
Bamble, Norway
Died30 June 1987(1987-06-30) (aged 78)
Sailing career
SportSailing
Achievements and titles
2
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 LondonDragon
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiDragon

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]

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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