Thor Thorvaldsen
Thor Thorvaldsen (May 31, 1909 – June 30, 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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He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[3]
References
- 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" Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
- "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
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