Clas thunberg biography of williams
Clas thunberg biography of williams
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Clas Thunberg
Finnish speed skater
| Born | (1893-04-05)5 April 1893 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Died | 28 April 1973(1973-04-28) (aged 80) Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnishspeed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 (along with a silver and a bronze medal) and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St.
Moritz. He was the most successful athlete at both of these Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1928 Winter Olympics with Johan Grøttumsbraaten of Norway. No other athlete ever won such a high fraction of all Olympic events at a single Games.
He was born and died in Helsinki.[1]
Short biography
Thunberg began with speed skating rather late, at the age of 18, having led a somewhat rowdy life as a co