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Clas Thunberg

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Finnish speed skater (1893-1973)

Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 80
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Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals - three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz.

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1967The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
1952Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First Class
1929Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

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About this person

Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals - three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 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.

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Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 80
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