Lars Thörn
Lars Einar Vilhelm Thörn (26 September 1904 – 9 October 1990) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Lars Einar Vilhelm Thörn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1904 Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 1990 (aged 86) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event. Eight years later he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.[1][2]
References
- Lasse Thörn. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lars Thörn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Lars Thörn at World Sailing
- Lars Thörn at Olympics.com
- Lars Thörn at Olympic.org (archived)
- Lars Thörn at Olympedia
- Lars Thörn at databaseOlympics.com at archive.today (archived 20 January 2013)
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