Thor Thorvaldsen

Thor Thorvaldsen
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
London 1948 Dragon
Helsinki 1952 Dragon

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]

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. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. "1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
  3. "1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
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