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 | (1909-05-31)31 May 1909 Bamble, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1987(1987-06-30) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.[3]
Olympic Champions in Dragon | |
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Dragon Gold Cup Champions | |
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