Clas Thunberg: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg
Born April 5, 1893 • Helsinki • Finland
Died July 28, 1973 (aged 80) • Helsinki • Finland
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

Photos


Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States, wearing a blue helmet and suit, leans into a turn while speed skating on ice with Olympic rings visible in the background.
Apolo Ohno
American speed skater
Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden
American athlete
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Ivar Ballangrud
Norwegian speed skater
Viktor Ahn
Viktor Ahn
South Korean-born Russian speed skater
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Hjalmar Andersen
Norwegian speed skater
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Jack Shea
American speed skater
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Yevgeny Grishin
Russian speed skater
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Karin Enke
German skater
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Johann Olav Koss
Norwegian speed skater
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Yvonne van Gennip
Dutch speed skater
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Dianne Holum
American speed skater
Lidiya Skoblikova
Lidiya Skoblikova
Russian skater
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Ard Schenk
Dutch speed skater
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Yang Yang
Chinese skater
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Cindy Klassen
Canadian skater
Pechstein, Claudia
Claudia Pechstein
German speed skater
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Sven Kramer
Dutch skater
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships, where she won the world all-around title.
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
German speed skater
Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst
Dutch speed skater
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Dan Jansen
American speed skater