Per Thorén

Per Ludvig Julius Thorén (26 January 1885 – 5 January 1962) was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. In Europe, the half loop jump, a variation of the loop jump, was often referred to as the Thorén jump.[1][2][3]

Per Thorén
Thorén in 1909
Personal information
Country represented Sweden
Born(1885-01-28)28 January 1885
Stockholm, Sweden
Died5 January 1962(1962-01-05) (aged 76)
Stockholm, Sweden
Skating clubSASK, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1908 London Singles
World Championships
1909 StockholmSingles
1905 StockholmSingles
European Championships
1911 St. PetersburgSingles
1910 BerlinSingles
1909 BudapestSingles
1906 DavosSingles

Results
Event 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
Winter Olympics3rd
World Championships3rd5th4th2nd4th
European Championships3rd4th3rd3rd1st
Swedish Championships2nd1st2nd1st2nd
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References
  1. Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. James R.Hines. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5
  2. Per Thorén. sports-reference.com
  3. Per Thorén. Swedish Olympic Committee


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