Thor Thorvaldsen

Olympic athlete

1904 – 1987

49

Who was Thor Thorvaldsen?

Thor Thorvaldsen 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.

He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
May 31, 1904
Bamble
Died
Jun 30, 1987

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Thor Thorvaldsen." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/thor_thorvaldsen>.

Discuss this Thor Thorvaldsen biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Bios

    »

    Browse Biographies.net