Clas Thunberg

Clas Thunberg
Personal information
Born(1893-04-05)5 April 1893
Helsinki, Finland
Died28 April 1973(1973-04-28) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Chamonix 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 1924 Chamonix 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1924 Chamonix Allround
Silver medal – second place 1924 Chamonix 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Chamonix 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1928 St. Moritz 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1928 St. Moritz 1500 m
World Allround Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1922 Kristiania Allround
Gold medal – first place 1923 Stockholm Allround
Gold medal – first place 1925 Oslo Allround
Silver medal – second place 1927 Tampere Allround
Gold medal – first place 1928 Davos Allround
Gold medal – first place 1929 Oslo Allround
Gold medal – first place 1931 Helsinki Allround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1922 Helsinki Allround
Silver medal – second place 1923 Hamar Allround
Silver medal – second place 1924 Kristiania Allround
Silver medal – second place 1927 Stockholm Allround
Gold medal – first place 1928 Oslo Allround
Silver medal – second place 1929 Davos Allround
Gold medal – first place 1931 Stockholm Allround
Gold medal – first place 1932 Davos Allround

Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed 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]

  1. ^ "Clas Thunberg". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2012.