# Thor Axelsson

> Ture Wilhelm "Thor" Axelsson was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events. He was born in Helsinki. Axelsson also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.

*Canoe racer (1921–2012)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1921-07-03
- **Died:** 2012-08-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 12.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ture Axelsson](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ture_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Ture Axelsson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ture_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [تور اکسلسون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Ture Axelsson](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ture_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Ture Axelsson](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ture_Axelsson)
- [Thor Axelsson](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Axelsson)
- [Аксельссон, Туре](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3434025)

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