Clas Thunberg

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.

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
1924 Chamonix1500 m
1924 Chamonix5000 m
1924 ChamonixAllround
1924 Chamonix10000 m
1924 Chamonix500 m
1928 St. Moritz500 m
1928 St. Moritz1500 m
World Allround Championships
1922 KristianiaAllround
1923 StockholmAllround
1925 OsloAllround
1927 TampereAllround
1928 DavosAllround
1929 OsloAllround
1931 HelsinkiAllround
European Championships
1922 HelsinkiAllround
1923 HamarAllround
1924 KristianiaAllround
1927 StockholmAllround
1928 OsloAllround
1929 DavosAllround
1931 StockholmAllround
1932 DavosAllround
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